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Earthquake jolts parts of KP

PESHAWAR: An earthquake of mild intensity was felt in various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Chitral, Mardan, Bajaur, Malakand and provincial metropolis on Saturday.

According to Meteorological Department, the intensity of earthquake was 5.3 on Richter scale and its epicenter was 180 kilometre deep in bordering area of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Tremor was also felt in Nowshera, Pabbi and Akora where people left their homes in panic for safer places. No loss of life and property has been reported so far.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.