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Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad and parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday afternoon.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.2, originated at 2:22pm. Its epicentre was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, and it had a depth of 220 kilometres, the Met Office said.
According to DawnNewsTV, in addition to the capital, tremors were felt in Rawalpindi, Murree, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Charsadda, Abbottabad, Diamer, Faisalabad, Multan, Mansehra, Balakot and Chilas.
The tremors were felt intermittently and citizens stepped outside soon after the tremors began, DawnNewsTV's reporter in Islamabad said.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
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Jun 17, 2022 03:00pm
PTI’s Fault
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Jun 17, 2022 03:12pm
Two tremors within 12 hours, in Islamabad!
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Jun 17, 2022 03:52pm
A great tragedy on which no human being has got any command and control.
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Jun 18, 2022 01:33am
I suppose the corrupt govt will blame Saad Rizvi for the earthquake too.
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Jun 18, 2022 03:28am
We should ask for the forgiveness from the Almighty - As the Most Arrogant and Corrupt folks are sitting on the crown.
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Jun 18, 2022 03:43am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, it is a natural phenomenon; not everything is a tragedy.
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