A moderate earthquake jolted northwestern Pakistan before dawn Friday, causing panic in several major cities. There were no immediate reports of casualties, officials said. According to AP, Mohammad Arif, an official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department, said the 5.8-magnitude quake caused tremors in the cities of Peshawar, Abbottabad and Mansehra in the Khyber Paktunkhwa province. He said the quake was also felt in the capital, Islamabad. Javed Khan, a police officer in Peshawar, said people were sleeping when the quake struck and that many people came out of their homes in a panic. Khan said authorities had not received any information about damage or casualties from the quake-struck areas. However, another government official, Mohammad Attique, said authorities were trying to confirm reports of damage to some mud-brick homes in remote areas in the northwest.