40 killed and over 300 injured in 7.9-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan

Pakistani earthquake survivors search for salvageable belongings from collapsed mud houses at earthquake hit area in southwest Pakistan’s Mashkel on April 17, 2013. At least 40 people were killed and over 300 others injured in a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hits Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon, an official of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. <Xinhua/Stringer>