Aftershocks rattled Kashmir

Three aftershocks -- measuring 5.3, 5.2 and 5.6 on the richter scale -- rattled parts of Pakistan and earthquake-devastated Jammu and Kashmirtoday.

The aftershocks, at 0058 hrs, 1812 hrs and 1844 hrs, had their epicentre in an area neighbouring Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the met office said.

The region has been continuously rocked by aftershocks since the magnitude 7.6 quake of October 8 which killed thousands of people in India and Pakistan.