Pakistan's quake death toll jumps to over 87,000

The death toll in South Asia’s huge October 8 quake jumped today to 87,350 following a new assessment of Pakistan’s casualties, officials announced.

Pakistan’s official toll jumped by 13,000 – from 73,000 to 86,000 – following the joint assessment by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, working with local governments and aid agencies, senior Pakistani Finance Ministry official Iqbal Ahmed Khan said.