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Magnitude earthquake in Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat,Punjab adjoined areas Breaking News ISLAMABAD: Various parts of country including ISLAMABAD and LAHORE were jolted by earthquake of mammoth 5.1 magnitude on Richter Scale Monday morning. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the epicenter of the quake was found to be in Balochistan area of Kharan.

CNews World ISLAMABAD: A severe earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter-scale, rocked upper parts of the country including federal capital, CNews News reported. According to the sources, the quake jolted cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Mansehra, Abbotabad, Charsadda. The epicenter of the quake was Tajikistan. An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale jolted several parts of Pakistan early Monday morning. According to reports, quake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Nowshera and several other cities. The quake left people scared and shocked as they rushed out of their homes to open areas. The earthquake’s epicenter was 290 kilometers from Chitral in Tajikistan. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. News Sources

پاکستان کے تین صوبوں بلوچستان، سندھ اور پنجاب کے بیشتر علاقوں میں منگل اور بدھ کی درمیانی شب زلزلے کے شدید جھٹکے محسوس کیے گئے ہیں۔ امریکی ارضیاتی سروے کے مطابق ریکٹر سکیل پر اس زلزلے کی شدت سات اعشاریہ دو تھی جبکہ پاکستانی محکمۂ موسمیات نے اس کی شدت سات اعشاریہ تین بتائی ہے۔ سروے کے مطابق زلزلہ پاکستان کے مقامی وقت کے مطابق رات ایک بج کر تیئیس منٹ پر چوراسی کلومیٹر گہرائی میں آیا۔ اس سے قبل سروے نے زلزلے کی گہرائی محض دس کلومیٹر بتائی تھی۔ ابھی تک اس زلزلے سے کسی قسم کے جانی نقصان کی اطلاع نہیں ملی ہے تاہم زلزلے کے مرکز کے قریب واقع علاقوں میں کچے مکانات کے منہدم ہونے اور دیواریں گرنے کی اطلاعات ہیں۔ ارضیاتی سروے کے مطابق زلزلے کا مرکز صوبہ بلوچستان کے قصبے دالبندین سے پچپن کلومیٹر دور صحرائی علاقے میں تھا۔ یہ علاقہ غیر آباد ہے اور زلزلوں کی فالٹ لائن پر واقع ہے زلزلے کے جھٹکے صوبہ بلوچستان، سندھ ، پنجاب کے مختلف شہروں کے علاوہ وفاقی دارالحکومت اسلام آباد میں بھی محسوس کیے گئے اور بڑی تعداد میں لوگ اپنے گھروں سے باہر نکل آئے۔ پاکستان کے چیف میٹرولوجسٹ محمد ریاض نے مقامی ذرائع ابلاغ کو...

Breaking News KARACHI: Various parts of country including Karachi and Quetta were jolted by earthquake of mammoth 6.3 magnitude on Richter Scale after midnight towards Wednesday morning. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the epicenter of the quake was found to be in Balochistan area of Kharan. According to US Geological survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.4 on Richter Scale, saying the epicenter is 55 kilometers to the west of Dalbadin in Balochistan. The areas which felt severe jolts included Karachi, Bahawalpur, Thatta, Sukkar, Shikarpur, Badin, Hyderabad, Quetta, Naseerabad, Kharan, Lahore, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan. There are no initial reports of damage or casualties from any part of the country thus far. There are reports regarding tsunami in Indian Ocean as well. Panicked people in large number rushed out of their houses along with children and are currently staying out in plains in Nazimabad, Jauhar More and Al-Karam. Following the immens...

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: A strong earthquake shook various areas in Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes.However, there were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage.The cities jolted were Islamabad, Swat, Chitral, Gilgit, Bonair, Peshawar,Abbotabad, Kohat, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Mirpur, Batgram, Hangu, Kurk and Azad Kashmir.The epic centre of the earthquake was Hindu Kush mountain range, according to the Meotrological department.The Met Office said that the intensity of the tremors was registered 5.7 on Richter scale.According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake shockwaves were felt at 4-13 in the early morning on Monday.

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: A strong earthquake jolted upper parts of Pakistan early Monday.According to sources, the quake magnitude was reported 5.7 on Richter scale while its epicenter was in the remote Hindu Kush mountain range.Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, Gilgit, Buner, Lahore, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Abbotabad, Balakot, Mansehra, Batgram, Kohat, Hangu and Karak.Meanwhile, people in panic have come out of their homes. However, there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.

Awaz Public Ki Islamabad: Yup I thought the quake would be of around 6.0 magnitude … it was 5.9. For a good few seconds it shook me …. but then everything came to a still. Looking at crises around .. I think it shook more than the mere things around. Third January it was and I already see chaos around. Electricity and gas crisis in the country … strikes at Gaza … Pakistan/India tension … tsunami warnings in Indonesia! And it reminded me of 8th october again =( I wonder why I still feel shaken … mid-night rants over!

Awaz Apni Lahore: We just experienced a strong earthquake in Lahore and Islamabad 10 minutes ago (1:30AM approx.) that is being reported to have a 5.9 magnitude. The news was almost instantaneous on twitter though we are still waiting for the ‘old media’ to provide more information. We hope everyone is safe and sound (asleep).

Awaz Apni Indonesia: A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck near the northern coast of Indonesia's largest province, triggering a possible tsunami. The tremor hit about 150 kilometers northwest of Manokwari, a community in the Indonesian province of Papua, at 4:43 a.m. local time. There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Indonesia was hit be another strong earthquake last November with a magnitude of about 6.8, but it did not trigger a tsunami.

Awaz Apni JAKARTA: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck at sea to the southwest of Manokwari in Indonesia's West Papua province early Sunday, the geophysics agency said in a text message alert, warning also of a tsunami.No casualty was reported in immediate reports, it said.The tremor, which hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), struck at 4:43 am (1943 GMT Saturday), about 135 kilometres from Manokwari, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) expressed his profound sadness and sympathy over the loss of lives in Balochistan resulted due to a massive earthquake. He demanded of the Government to ensure all efforts are made to reach out the victims who shall be indemnified immediately, rehabilitated and medical emergencies are provided. Mr Altaf Hussain also instructed the Central Co-ordination Committee (Rabita Committee) of the MQM to send relief teams immediately to Balochistan and also instructed the Local leaders and office bearers of the MQM in Balochistan to reach out to the victims and help them as well as establish Relief and Medical Camps in collaboration with its Charity Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF). Mr Altaf Hussain said to the office bearers of the MQM and trustees of the KKF to provide medical facilities and also blankets and food provisions to the victims forced to live under the open sky in severe weather conditions....

Saudi Arabia announces $ 100 mln aid for quake victims ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Government would provide $ 100million for Balochistan quake victims. Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Awadh Asseri said that Saudi King Shah Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has sent the aid of $ 100 million. An aerial bridge has been established between Saudi Arabia and Balochistan on the directives of Shah Abdullah which would be use to deliver the aid directly to Quetta. Saudi Arabia a...

CNews ZIARAT: Thousands of people in the sparsely populated south-western province of Balochistan have spent a freezing night in the open. Aftershocks from the 29 October earthquake continued to rock the area, creating widespread panic. Temperatures in Ziarat and other affected areas were recorded by the Pakistan Met Office at between minus one and minus four degrees Centigrade on the night of 29-30 October. The death toll from the quake, which measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, is now being officially put at 236, with over 400 injured. Aid workers who have rushed to the scene believe these numbers could rise as more bodies are dug out of the rubble. North-western Balochistan, including the Ziarat and Pishin districts, was worst hit by the quake. Seven to eight villages in Ziarat have reportedly been levelled. "Wam village is among those that have been completely destroyed," the mayor of Ziarat, Dilawar Kakar, told a local news agency. He said not a single house remained stan...

CNews ISLAMABAD: The death toll in Balochistan earthquake has reached to 217 with hundreds of villagers injured, while relief and rescue operation is underway in the quake hit areas of the province, reported ARY OneWorld on Thursday. Over 400 people are being given the medical treatment in the quake-affected areas of Balochistan; however, the relief activities are being affected owing to the extreme freezing cold weather conditions. In many quake-hit areas, the people are still in wait for the relief goods and sitting under open skies through the night. National flag carrier Managing Director Captain Ijaz Haroon announced today that they would provide free of cost service for transportation of the relief goods for the quake-affected people. Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps Troops and staff of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), Provincial and District Administration remai...

CNews QUETTA: The death toll in Balochistan earthquake has reached to 215, while hundreds have been reported wounded. More quake tremors hit Balochistan and Sindh areas today’s evening which according to Met Department DG were not sheer aftershocks, as the severity of these shocks was more than the morning tremors. The most hit areas include District Ziarat, Pishin and Fort Abdullah, where large number of houses collapsed. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. It was centered about 400 miles southwest of the capital, Islamabad. At least 50 people were injured in Quetta; while, many mud houses collapsed. An operation room headed by AIG Mujahid Awais has been established to provide relief to the earthquake victims. The administration has initiated relief and rescue operations and emergency has been declared in hospitals. The quake-triggered landslides have caused losses in Ziarat, Quetta and Pishin as the sources feared increase in the death tol...

CNews Karachi. Oct 29: Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has sent relief goods worth Rs.1.5 crore as immediate help to earthquake victims in various areas of Balochistan. These includes 5000 food packets, thousands of blankets and tents. The food packets contained flour, ghee, milk powder and other items. Earlier the City Nazim on Wednesday talked with Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Gen. Farooq over the telephone and asked him about the immediate needs of the earthquake victims. Gen. Farooq told Nazim Karachi that at present the affectees needs foods, blankets and tents on urgent basis on which City Nazim informed him that the city government Karachi was sending an initial aid of 5000 food packets costing over Rs1.5 crore along with thousands of blankets and tents for victims in earthquake hit areas of Balochistan and if needed, more such help will be arranged also”. Nazim Karachi also expressed deep sorrow over the loss of valuable lives and property and said that t...

ALTAF HUSSAIN EXPRESSES HIS PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE LOSS OF LIVES AS A RESULT OF MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN BALOCHISTAN INSTRUCTS RABITA COMMITTEE TO IMMEDIATELY DISPATCH RELIEF TEAMS TO BALOCHISTAN, ESTABLISH RELIEF AND MEDICAL CAMPS Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) expressed his profound sadness and sympathy over the loss of lives in Balochistan resulted due to a massive earthquake. He demanded of the Government to ensure all efforts are made to reach out the victims who shall be indemnified immediately, rehabilitated and medical emergencies are provided. Mr Altaf Hussain also instructed the Central Co-ordination Committee (Rabita Committee) of the MQM to send relief teams immediately to Balochistan and also instructed the Local leaders and office bearers of the MQM in Balochistan to reach out to the victims and help them as well as establish Relief and Medical Camps in collaboration with its Charity Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (K...

CNews ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has confirmed death of 115 people in moderate earthquake that hit many parts of Balochistan province in early hours of Wednesday. The earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale struck an area of approximately 70 kilometers in north and north-east of provincial capital Quetta at approximately 0510 hours on 29 October 2008, NDMA chairman Lt.Gen (rtd) Farooq Ahmed Khan told media here in the evening. He said villages of Wachan Kaws and adjacent localities in district Ziarat were severely affected while district Pishin’s village Toba Achakzai and adjacent localities suffered moderate loss. “So far we have reports of injuries of 296 people among which 60 have been hospitalized,” he said, adding that 2,000 houses were demolished in the morning quake. Farooq Ahmed said immediate response was mounted by local civil and military authorities. Medical teams of Headquarters 12 Corps had heli-lifted in early hours and were engaged in res...

CNews QUETTA: More than 100 people have been killed in an earthquake struck parts of Balochistan whereas scores of people still trapped under the rubbles. Dozend of injured are under treatment as government has imposed emergency in all hospitals of the province. Pishin, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Chaman, Loralai, Sibbi, Mastung are badly-hit areas. Several houses and buildings have been collapsed. According to the Geological Survey of Pakistan, the epic center of the quake was in Chiltan mountains. Ziarat is the worst hit area where 10 people were killed in land sliding whereas four people were killed in Khanozai. Death toll in different parts of Balchistan has reached 33. Ten bodies were recovered from the rubbles and shifted to hospital in Ziarat. According to ISPR, contingents of FC have been dispatched to affected areas for rescue operation along with a medical team. Two army helicopters have also been sent in Wachun and Kowas villages for rescue operations. Deputy director Geological ...

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