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KARACHI, Pakistan/NEW DELHI : A powerful earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Tuesday evening, with at least four confirmed dead in Pakistan so far. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the magnitude 6.5 tremor was in Afghanistan’s Jurm region. The National Seismic Monitoring Center in Pakistan initially gave a reading of 7.7, which the Pakistan Meteorological Department revised down to 6.8. The meteorological agency said the quake was centered in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan’s bordering areas. Tremors were felt in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Quetta,...