Earthquake tremors shook Ziarat and surrounding areas early Saturday, registering a magnitude of 5.0, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported. The quake’s epicentre was pinpointed 67 kilometres northeast of Quetta. No immediate reports of damage or casualties have emerged. The last major earthquake to hit Ziarat struck in 2008, claiming more than 200 lives and leaving around 500 injured.
