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A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday, spreading fear in the cities and forcing people to run out for safety, officials said. The epicentre was at the depth of 206 kilometres in the Hindukush mountains in the Afghan province Badakhshan that borders Pakistan, China and Tajikistan, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at 2:30 pm (0930 GMT) in Pakistan following a minor jolt of 4.1 magnitude a couple of hours earlier emanating from the same region, the local meteorological department said. The jolts forced people run out in …