Strong Tremors Jolt Parts of Pakistan, No Casualties Reported ISLAMABAD – A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook several cities across Pakistan on Monday, sending residents rushing out of homes and workplaces in fear. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the quake lasted nearly 10 seconds, with its epicentre in the […]
Monkeypox Case Confirmed in Attock Resident Returning from Dubai ISLAMABAD – Health authorities have confirmed a new case of monkeypox in Pakistan, involving a 42-year-old man from Attock who arrived in Islamabad from Dubai on August 15. According to officials, the patient showed symptoms of the disease during routine screening by Border Health Services at […]
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) exclusion zone. The country’s volcanology agency reported seven eruptions on Thursday, the biggest of which belched an ash tower five miles (eight kilometers) high, according to an observation post. Some said it was the […]
