NAWABSHAH: At least 10 people were injured early on Saturday as earthquake tremors were felt in Sindh's Nawabshah district and its adjoining areas, People's Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) sources said.

Although no deaths have been reported, more casualties are feared.

The injured were shifted to the PMCH where an emergency has been declared.

Fear and panic gripped the residents as they poured into the streets when the tremors struck the town.

Residents of Lahore, Nankana and Sheikhupura also headed to open spaces after receiving reports of the tremors.

Pakistan straddles at part of the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, making the country susceptible to quakes.

In 2013, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake devastated several areas in southwestern Balochistan province killing at least 376 people and leaving some 100,000 others homeless.

In 2005, the country was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless.

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