ISLAMABAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 1,000 people might havebeen killed in a powerful earthquake that rocked northern Pakistanon Saturday morning, a government official told reporters here.

    Major General Shaukat Sultan said though they don't have exact numbers, "casualties will be high, they could be well over 1,000."

    According to Hong Kong Observatory, the epicenter of the quake,measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, was determined to be 34.4 north latitude and 73.5 east longitude, about 100 kilometers northeast of Islamabad. Enditem