The most severe earthquake in 100 years

Lahore was rocked yesterday at 9 am by an earthquake of 7.6 on the Richter scale. 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. The earthquake orginated near Azad Kashmir and thus Muzaffarabad District was affected the most. The death toll this morning is over 2,000 people. Tremors were felt in all parts of Northern Pakistan and in India. An apartment tower (Margalla) in Islamabad collapsed due to the earthquake.