ISLAMABAD:
An earthquake shook large parts of Pakistan in the north, including several areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces early Tuesday.
According to MET office, the quakes were felt around 3am and the intensity was recorded as 5.5 on the Richter scale.
The jolts were recorded at 5.2 in Lahore, while intense tremors were also felt in Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan. Gilgit, Ghazar, Chitral, Mansehra, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and other adjoining areas.
The shocks were also felt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir region.
