4 killed in Pak.

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, JAN. 26. The earthquake that devastated parts of Gujarat has also affected Pakistan. Though the magnitude of the quake as measured on the Richter Scale was high, it has not caused much damage.

According to the Pakistan Television the maximum impact of the quake was felt in the Sindh province. Preliminary estimates suggest that at least four persons were killed in the province and six injured as the quake was experienced in several cities.

PTV reported that the quake measured 6.2 on the Richter scale and was felt throughout Pakistan, including the major cities of Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar.

Musharraf offers condolences

AFP reports:

Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, today offered his condolences to the people of India after a severe earthquake rocked the region, killing hundreds.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Gen. Musharraf said the ``government and people of Pakistan share the grief of the bereaved families.''

``I have been saddened at the tragic loss of life and property in the earthquake which hit large parts of India today,'' he said in his letter, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

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