Quake kills 12 in Pakistan

Parents grieve for their child who died in Hyderabad

Susannah Price reports from Islamabad

The earthquake which has caused devastation and deaths in India was also felt across a wide area of Pakistan

It has killed 12 people, including three children.

Private buildings were not built to withstand the quake

The epicentre of the earthquake, which is said to have measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, was over the border in India.

But the earthquake shook Pakistan's commercial centre, Karachi, for about a minute, causing cracks in buildings and breaking windows.

In Hyderabad 150km (93 miles) away, two children were killed when a four-storey building which was under construction collapsed.

Other buildings and some roads in the town were damaged.

Aftershocks fear

Local authorities said while government buildings were constructed to withstand earthquakes, most private buildings were not.

The earthquake was also felt in the town of Peshawar more than 1,000km to the north.

The meteorological office says it expects some small aftershocks.

The last earthquake to hit Karachi was two and a half years ago but it was small in comparison.

The mountainous areas of Pakistan north of Peshawar are also prone to tremors.