Pakistan troops bring aid to quake survivors

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ZIARAT, Pakistan, Oct 31 (AFP): Pakistani soldiers scrambled to get aid to victims of a powerful earthquake that has killed up to 300 people and left thousands of villagers homeless, officials said Friday.
Relief goods started to reach remote villages that had received no aid in the 48 hours since the 6.4-magnitude quake struck before dawn on Wednesday in the impoverished southwestern province of Baluchistan.
But harsh aftershocks kept thousands of people sleeping beneath the skies for two days under meager blankets or scraps of fabric, raising fears that children and the elderly could be at risk from the cold.
The quake struck shortly before the dawn Wednesday, burying dozens of mud-brick houses under landslides as their occupants slept. 0