Gansu province was the worst affected with over 200,000 homes wrecked, 145,000 people displaced, 117 killed and 781 wounded in the province, as of 22 December.
Rescue and relief efforts underway and a working group has been dispatched to assess the impact of the disaster, with the number of missing people in the quake’s aftermath unknown.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the western area of Jajarkot. Officials fear the death toll could rise as they were unable to establish contact in the hilly area near the epicentre.
Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar joined Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday.
The quake was recorded at a depth of 18.5 km, typically more destructive than deeper quakes of the same magnitude. It was Morocco’s deadliest earthquake since 1960.
An interim report from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority stated that two people died & six were injured from incidents of roof, wall & house collapses.
The earthquake and subsequent powerful tremors injured more than 108,000 in Turkey and left millions sheltering in tents or seeking to move to other cities.
The case of Lt Samuel Kamalesan was a rare clash between an officer’s beliefs and the Army’s traditions, but today’s climate of politicised religiosity and a hierarchy pandering to it makes reform urgent.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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