Pakistani cricketers, including Babar Azam, the national team’s captain, were “devastated” to learn of the earthquake that rocked Balochistan early Thursday morning and prayed for the victims.
A powerful earthquake struck several regions of Balochistan early Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, while rescue attempts continue.
In Balochistan, the earthquake hit Quetta, Sibi, Harnai, Pishin, Qila Saifullah, Chaman, Ziarat, and Zhob. The earthquake had a value of 5.9 on the Richter scale.
Babar, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Ahmed Shahzad, and other Pakistani cricketers voiced their sorrow and urged the province’s residents to show compassion.