At least 8 die in Pakistan quake

QUETTA - A violent earthquake jolted Pakistan's south western province of Baluchistan early today killing at least eight people…

QUETTA - A violent earthquake jolted Pakistan's south western province of Baluchistan early today killing at least eight people and injuring many others, officials said.

An official at a seismic centre in the north western town of Peshawar described the earthquake as "violent" and said it could be more than 6.5 on the Richter scale.

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