Modi offers assistance to Pakistan, Afghanistan after quake hits region
A major earthquake struck the region with its epicentre in Afghanistan
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-10-26 17:07 GMT
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan after a major earthquake struck the region with its epicentre in Afghanistan.
He said he has asked for urgent assessment of the damage caused by the earthquake which also hit many parts of India.
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A powerful 7.7 magnitude quake, epicentred about 250 kms from the capital Kabul in Jarm in Afghanistan's northeast, also shook Pakistan and India. The quake lasted about one minute.