PESHAWAR
At least nine persons including two children died and 46 others injured in the earthquake related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Provincial Disasters Management Authority (PDMA) spokesman told APP on Wednesday that two persons including a 10 years old girl died at Madayn Swat, three in Bajaur, two including a boy in Lower Dir and one child in Abbottabad district due to walls and roofs collepsed incidents by the powerful earthquake.
The dead include five men, two women and two children in KP where 19 houses were also partially damaged.
Secretay Relief, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Department, Abdul Basit and Director General PDMA Sharif Hussain visited the Emergency Operation Centre and directed the officials to expedite relief activities in the affected areas.
The Secretary also directed Rescue 1122 to provide timely medical care to the injured and transported them to nearby hospitals without any delay.
He said all resources and equipment should be used in relief operations.
The Secretary directed the district administration, Rescue 1122 and Civil Defence to remain in high alert position for the relief and rescue operations.
He said the PDMA was in constant touch with the district administrations and concerned institutions in all the districts and all resources were mobilized to provide quick relief to victims.
He said the situation was being continuously monitored, advising the citizens to report any untoward incident at helpines 1700 or 1122.
Meanwhile relief activities continued in the earthquake affected areas after 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted many cities of Pakistan including KP.
People, police, districts administrations and Rescue 1122 were participating in the relief operations in Swat, Dir Lower, Bajaur and others affected areas and shifted injured to hospitals where doctors and health officials were immediately called in for duties.
