1st June, 2012
Major quake may hit Quetta, warns expert
There are chances of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hitting Quetta due to increasing underground stresses and movement of mountainous areas to the south, Professor Kakar said.
5th March, 2012
Waiting for Armageddon
  As the earth heats up, the frequency of rainfalls increases and temperatures are recorded by new highs and lows – weather extremes once considered…
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    11th April, 2011
    When disaster strikes, politics is not far away
    One of the more striking images of the 2008 earthquake in China was of a Japanese destroyer steaming into a Chinese port as part of…
    20th January, 2011
    Aftershocks likely, warns expert
    KARACHI: The powerful earthquake that jolted several parts of the country early on Wednesday could return with aftershocks, Chief Metrologist Mohammad Riaz warned on Wednesday.…
    20th January, 2011
    Two-hundred houses damaged by quake in Dalbandin
    QUETTA: The earthquake of 7.2 magnitude which rocked large parts of Balochistan after Tuesday midnight damaged at least 200 mud-houses in Dalbandin but caused no…
    19th January, 2011
    Lessons from an earthquake
    While nature is a good teacher, natural disasters are tough teachers and taskmasters. Natural disasters can cause great harm to some and be fatal for…