BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday sent a message of condolences to his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf over the massive earthquake that caused heavy casualties and damages in the South Asian country.
Hu, on behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name, offered his condolences, through Musharraf, to the victims' families and the injured, and expressed deep grief over those who were killed in the disaster.
On the same day, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also extended condolences to their Pakistani counterparts Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri over the deadly earthquake.
A powerful earthquake, of a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale, rocked Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Saturday morning, killing at least 700 people and injuring thousands of others. The death toll is likely to rise.
Condolences to Indian counterpart
President Hu Jintao also sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Abdul Kalam on Sunday over the massive earthquake that caused heavy casualties and damages in the South Asian country.
Hu, on behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name, offered condolences to the victims' families and the injured, and expressed deep grief over those who were killed in the disaster.
On the same day, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also extended condolences to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Natwar Singh respectively over the deadly earthquake which hit the South Asia region on Saturday morning.
Some 300 people, including 36 Indian troopers, have been reportedly killed in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, while another 900 are said to be undergoing medical treatment in various hospitals.
The epicenter of the earthquake, measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, was located in Muzaffarabad, 95 km north of Islamabad and 115 km northwest of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Enditem | 
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