Quake jolts Multan, other parts of country

An earthquake rocked Multan, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and many other parts of Pakistan late Friday night, creating panic among the people who rushed out of their houses and other structures to take safety under the open sky. A number of walls were collapsed in hilly areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and a number of people injured. However, no loss of life transpired from the earthquake that was recorded at 6.9 on the Richter scale.
The epicentre of the quake was located 203 kilometres underground somewhere along the border area of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The tremors jolted many parts of the country including Multan, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Jhang, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and adjacent areas. Terrified People came out of their homes in chilled night.