The death toll from a major earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan has risen to over 200.

Over a thousand people have been injured in the quake, which measured 7.7 on the Richter scale.

Tremors have been felt as far as Tajikistan and New Delhi in India.

The Pakistani Prime Minister is cutting short a visit to the UK to return to his country.

Trócaire's County Director John O'Brien is in Islamabad, where he felt the impact of the quake: