ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death and destruction caused by earthquake in Nepal, Bol News reported.

In a tweet, he said our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the calamity.

The Prime Minister said Pakistan stands with Nepal during this difficult time and is ready to extend whatever assistance is required.

A powerful earthquake struck the western region of Jajarkot in Nepal, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 128 lives and leaving dozens injured.

The earthquake, which occurred at 11:47 pm (1802 GMT) on Friday, had a magnitude of 6.4 according to Nepal’s National Seismological Centre, but there were variations in measurements by other sources, with the German Research Centre for Geosciences registering it at 5.7 and the US Geological Survey at 5.6.

This earthquake is the deadliest in Nepal since the devastating earthquakes in 2015, which claimed the lives of approximately 9,000 people.