Pakistan says more than 1,000 people may have died in a powerful quake that also hit north India and Afghanistan.
The quake with a magnitude of at least 7.6 had the epicentre 80km (50 miles) north-east of Islamabad.
At least 500 died in North-West Frontier province in Pakistan and 1,700 were injured. In Indian-administered Kashmir, 200 are confirmed dead.
Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of residents feared trapped in a building that collapsed in Islamabad.
Source: BBC News
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