Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan

Islamabad: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night jolted Pakistan, spreading panic and forcing people to run out of their homes.

The quake was felt in the capital Islamabad and several cities across the country. But so far no loss to life or property has been reported.

A Twitter user shared a video purportedly from Lahore showing the impact of the earthquake.

Massive earthquake in Lahore#earthquake pic.twitter.com/O5czzWfIWV

— ToxicMj (@highvoltageMj) March 21, 2023

Another Twitter user shared the images purportedly from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) showing cracked roads and damaged buildings.

News comming from Kashmir are not good. Pray for everyone #earthquake pic.twitter.com/YSRAsiES6c

— Ahmad Hassan (@AhmadHasanPK) March 21, 2023

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude in 2005 killed more than 74,000 people in Pakistan.