ISLAMABAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked major Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar on Saturday morning, according to local TV reports.

    The quake shook buildings in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, for about a minute at around 8:50 a.m. local time.

    It also shook northern India and part of Afghanistan as Xinhua reporters in New Delhi and Kabul said both the capitals felt the shakings of the quake.

    The India Meteorological Department said the earthquake's epicenter was in Pakistan. In India, the first tremor was felt at 9:25 a.m. Saturday in India-controlled Kashmir, north India's Uttaranchal, Punjab, Rajasthan, west India's Gujarat and the capital city Delhi.

    Strong quakes have pushed people out of their homes in Srinagarin India-controlled Kashmir, according to NDTV reports.

    High rise buildings were left particularly shaken by the tremor lasting for about minutes in Delhi. Enditem