The toll was expected to rise as search teams reach remote areas that were cut off by the powerful 7.5 magnitude quake, which triggered landslides and stampedes as it toppled buildings and severed communication lines.
Pakistan’s military has been mobilised and India -- whose relationship with Islamabad is often prickly -- said it stood ready to help.
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