Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:04:16 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:04:16 +0500 60 Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan, Afghanistan and India https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347391/powerful-earthquake-jolts-pakistan-afghanistan-and-india <p><strong>An earthquake jolted northern parts of Pakistan on Thursday leading to people evacuating buildings for safety.</strong></p> <p>The tremors which were felt at 2:20pm in Pakistan shook Islamabad, Peshawar, Kohat, Dir Bala, DI Khan, Diamar, Swat, Parachinar, Jhang, Khoshab, Bhakkar and other cities in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan regions.</p> <p>Pakistan’s Met Office said that the earthquake registered a reading of 6 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 213 kilometres.</p> <p>US Geological Survey said it was a stronger earthquake with a magnitude recorded at 6.4.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/pmdgov/status/1745377779334672759"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure></p> <p>The epicentre was 44km Southwest of Afghanistan’s Jurm, it said.</p> <p>The earthquake was also felt in India and Afghanistan.</p> <p>Social media footage showed people gathered in the open after rushing out of office buildings in Islamabad.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--facebook2 media__item--relative'><div class="fb-video" data-href="https://fb.watch/pvw7eDthBh/" data-width="auto"></div></div> </figure></p> <p><em>This story is being updated.</em></p> An earthquake jolted northern parts of Pakistan on Thursday leading to people evacuating buildings for safety.

The tremors which were felt at 2:20pm in Pakistan shook Islamabad, Peshawar, Kohat, Dir Bala, DI Khan, Diamar, Swat, Parachinar, Jhang, Khoshab, Bhakkar and other cities in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan regions.

Pakistan’s Met Office said that the earthquake registered a reading of 6 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 213 kilometres.

US Geological Survey said it was a stronger earthquake with a magnitude recorded at 6.4.

The epicentre was 44km Southwest of Afghanistan’s Jurm, it said.

The earthquake was also felt in India and Afghanistan.

Social media footage showed people gathered in the open after rushing out of office buildings in Islamabad.

This story is being updated.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347391 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:46:32 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Screengrab via Aaj News Earthquake in different cities of the Pakistan - Breaking - Aaj News The epicentre was 44km Southwest of Afghanistan’s Jurm