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February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors measuring a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter s scale were felt across several cities of Pakistan at 10:02pm late Friday night, with Tajikistan s Murghab city reportedly being the epicentre, according to the Met office.
The Met office said tremors were felt across Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Lahore. They were also felt in Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Toba Achakzai, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir, and Chitral.
Meanwhile, Rescue Punjab, speaking to Geo News, said that despite such a high-intensity earthquake, no casualties have so far been reported. Director-General Rescue Punjab has issued a high-alert, according to a spokesperson.
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February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors measuring a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter s scale were felt across several cities of Pakistan at 10:02 pm late Friday night, with Tajikistan s Murghab city reportedly being the epicentre.
According to reports, tremors were felt in Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Lahore.
The tremors were also felt in Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Toba Achakzai, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir, and Chitral.
Meanwhile, Rescue Punjab, speaking to Geo News, said that despite such a high-intensity earthquake, no casualties have so far been reported.
Director-General Rescue Punjab has issued a high-alert, according to a spokesperson.
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This writer is a senior foreign affairs correspondent at The Express Tribune
Pakistan observed the Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5. The day is observed annually since 1990 when late chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed first floated this idea to express support to the Kashmiris. Occupied Kashmir has remained a thorn in the relationship between Pakistan and India since 1947. The two nuclear-armed neighbours have fought wars, and intermittent rounds of talks have failed to break the deadlock.
What changed of late was that India made Kashmir a “non-negotiable” issue after it unilaterally revoked the special status of the disputed territory. The August 5, 2019 move was also in violation of the 1972 Shimla Accord that prohibits both countries from changing the status quo till the final settlement. The unilateral step coupled with Modi gover
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday said the inhuman military siege and communication blockade had today turned Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) into the world’s largest open-air jail.
He said this in a video message to the Ambassadorial Meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir in New York.
The meeting comes when it was announced that the State of New York had declared February 5 as Kashmir-American Day the same day when Pakistan celebrates it as Kashmir Day in solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
“Operating under draconian laws with complete immunity, the Indian occupation forces are committing unspeakable atrocities and grave human rights violations against the Kashmiri people. The whereabouts of thousands of Kashmiris including young boys, abducted from their homes by Indian occupation forces, remain unknown,” he said.