Earthquake Shook Islamabad Yesterday
Earthquake Shook Islamabad Yesterday: A 5.2 – magnitude earthquake jolted various areas of Islamabad and Kyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Peshawar, Swat, Shangla, Malakand and Abottabad.
According to USGS, the epicenter of the quake was Tajikistan’s Murghob district.
The depth of the quake was estimated to be 137.8km. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday refused to leave his office during a medium intensity earthquake felt in the capital.
According to sources, tremors were felt when PM Khan was chairing a meeting with fellow party leaders. His security officers tried shifting him to an open place but he refused.
The 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The tremors were also felt in Islamabad.
The epicentre of the quake was 120-kilometre deep near China-Tajikistan border along the Hindu Kush mountains, according to the met office.
Most party leaders stood up from their seats when jolts were felt during the meeting, said sources. However, Prime Minister Khan remained seated and refused to act on the request made by security officials, who had entered the briefing room to shift the premier and others.
The prime minister denied leaving the room, saying that earthquake would also be felt whichever place he would be evacuated to. “A man can’t do anything during an earthquake,” he said as he continued his meeting.
PM Khan’s composure encouraged other party leaders to get back to their seats and the meeting continued.
The meeting pertained to policy issues on the economy. Ministers and party leaders were being briefed on energy, gas and economic issues.
After seeing that their leader wasn’t about to budge, the rest of the party leaders also sat down.
During the meeting, the party leaders discussed the prime minister’s upcoming trips to Saudi Arabia and China. The ministers also briefed party leaders on the economic and power situation in the country.
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