Two soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in the earthquake-hit Balochistan province on Wednesday, security sources said. The troops were heading to the affected Awaran district when their vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device. Sources said that two more soldiers were also injured in the attack at Mashki, one of the […]
The death toll has risen to 22 people and 500 injured in from Saturday’s earthquake in Awaran district, officials said Sunday. The major 7.2 intensity of tremours shook Quetta‚ Khuzdar‚ Awaran‚ Kech‚ Pangur‚ Jaffarabad‚ Naseerabad‚ Chaghi‚ Dera Allah Yar‚ Dalbandin‚ Kashmore‚ Karachi‚ Larkana‚ Dadu and Shahdad Kot. It was the second earthquake in Balochistan in […]
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Death toll has risen to 328 in a major earthquake that struck Awaran District of Balochistan, Spokesperson of Balochistan government Jaan Balaidi said on Wednesday. The powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale had hit Awaran and some other parts of the province on Tuesday. Officials say that nearly 95 percent houses in the […]
Death toll from the powerful earthquake, measuring 7.7 on Richter scale, has crossed the figure of 200 as more bodies were recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings on Wednesday, officials said. The earthquake struck Balochistan and Sindh provinces and destroyed hundreds of houses, officials said. Awaran and Kech districts of Balochistan were the worst […]
A strong earthquake, measuring 7.7 on Richter scale Tuesday hitBalochistan province and killed over 150 people and injured dozens more, officials said. Officials said hundreds of houses were damaged in Awaran district of Balochistan, the worst affected area bordering Iran, they said. The quake struck at 4:29 pm local time around 100 kilometers southwest of […]
The chief of a local peace committee was killed in a bomb blast along with his son and nephew in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said. The vehicle carrying peace committee chief Malik Hashim Khan was targeted in the Zindi Falak Sher area of Bannu and was completely destroyed in the attack. The […]