RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed troops stationed at Balochistan to provide all-out assistance to civil administration in rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts to help mitigate difficulties faced by the affected population of earthquake-hit areas of Balochistan.
Early Thursday, the 5.9 magnitude earthquake killed at least 20 people and left over 300 injured in northern Balochistan.
The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Harnai area of Balochistan and it was 15 kilometers deep.
 General Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed troops stationed at Balochistan to provide all-out assistance to civil administration in rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts to help mitigate difficulties faced by the affected population of earthquake-hit areas of Balochistan.){kind=link}