20 pictures that show the aftermath of Pakistan's 7.5-magnitude earthquake

Massive earthquake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan claiming over 200 lives
Web Desk | October 27, 2015

October is turning out to be the cruellest month in Pakistan. A decade ago, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir killed more than 75,000 people and displaced some 3.5 million more.

Over 200 killed in Pakistan as 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes

On Monday, Pakistan relived the horror when a major earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush – the 800km mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan – killed more than 200 people in the two countries and injured hundreds of others, sending shockwaves as far as New Delhi.

An injured boy being treated in a hospital in Peshawar. PHOTO: AP


PHOTO: REUTERS


Pakistani doctors treat patients at a hospital after an earthquake hit, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Oct. 26, 2015 PHOTO: AP


Rescue workers carry a man, who was injured during an earthquake, at the Lady Reading hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, October 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS


A boy (R), who was injured during an earthquake, leans on his father's shoulder after receiving first aid at hospital in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan October 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS


Prisoners cried for help as guards bolted

Residents clear the rubble of a house after it was damaged by an earthquake in Peshawar, Pakistan October 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man wheels a body of a woman, who died in an earthquake, at the Lady Reading hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, October 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS


Reporter on ground: Peshawar’s strongest earthquake was like hell

A man with his belongings walks past the rubble of a house after it was damaged by an earthquake in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan October 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS


People remove debris of a damaged wall on Ashraf Road in Peshawar on October 26, 2015. PHOTO: EXPRESS / MUHAMMAD IQBAL



A Pakistani boy stands on the rubble of houses after an earthquake in Kohat on October 26, 2015. PHOTO: AFP


‘I felt like this was the end’

PHOTO: AFP


A Pakistani man injured in an earthquake sends message to a relative from a hospital in Peshawar on October 26, 2015. PHOTO: AFP


Landikotal PHOTO: ONLINE


Google launches tool to locate earthquake victims

Landikotal PHOTO: ONLINE


Peshawar PHOTO: PPI Images


 Historic Peshawar buildings shake and crack

Abbottabad PHOTO: ONLINE


Residents walk past the rubble of a house after it was damaged by an earthquake in Mingora, Swat. PHOTO: REUTERS


Residents look at a damaged house following an earthquake in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP


Landslide in Hunza. PHOTO: AFP


Following earthquake, Facebook activates 'safety check' feature

Victims who were injured in an earthquake wait for treatment at a hospital in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP
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