At least 25 people were killed after they were buried in an avalanche while digging for gemstones in a remote area of north-western Pakistan, a regional police chief said today.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake jolted south Asia today, killing at least 21 people and injuring hundreds of others in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a major earthquake struck parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan and northern India.

A train hit a minibus at an unmanned railroad crossing in northwestern Pakistan today, killing at least seven people and injuring seven others, police said.