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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts northern areas of Pakistan

A magnitude 5,3 earthquake jolted northern areas of Pakistan on Thursday at around 4 pm.

Tremors were felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces and the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale jolted Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Swat, Bajaur, Upper Dir, Abbottabad, Mardan and other cities.

The epicentre of the earthquake was at the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, around 55 kilometres from Chitral.

So far no damage or loss of life was reported immediately.

Saman Siddiqui

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