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Detail on the Pak earthquakes
 - NWFP: The death toll from the earthquake has risen to over 1,600 in NWFP, said Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani. At least 550 people were killed and 1,700 injured in the Mansehra district of NWFP, a senior police officer said.
- Muzaffarabad: Around 1,600 people died in Kashmir from the earthquake, said Kashmir President Sardar Mohammad Anwar. âThis is my conservative guess, and the death toll could be much higher,â Anwar told a private television channel.
- Shangla: More than 70 people have been killed in the tremors which jolted Shangla and nearby localities early on Saturday morning.
- Murree: At least 24 people have been killed, several injured and scores of houses have collapsed after high-intensity jolts hit Murree and surrounding areas in the early hours of Saturday.
- Multan: At least three people, including a school-girl, died and more than 36 were injured when a number buildings, mud-houses and school buildings collapsed in the suburbs of Taunsa Sharif, Bhakkar and Leiah.
- Northern Areas: Three people were reportedly killed and three others injured in the Northern Areas.
- Lahore: A teenager was killed and five others sustained minor injuries following the collapse of a roof of a plaza at the New Alamgir Market in the Shah Alam area.
Posted by: Fred 2005-10-09
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