April 19, 2026 09:31 am (IST)

Make this your homepage

South Asia / Southeast Asia / China

Pushback from smartphone makers: Centre drops Aadhaar app pre-install plan — report | Meta eyes first wave of layoffs on May 20: Report | TCS breaks silence on Nida Khan: ‘No HR role, no power’ in Nashik case | ‘Panic reaction’: Rahul Gandhi on women’s bill, says PM Modi ‘wants to send a message’ | Adani Group shares rise as Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest, overtakes Mukesh Ambani | TCS Nashik ‘conversion’ case accused seeks anticipatory bail citing pregnancy | IT raids TMC candidate Debasish Kumar’s premises ahead of Bengal polls | Bengal SIR: Supreme Court allows voters restored by tribunal till April 21 and 27 to vote | 'Women won't spare you': PM Modi warns Opposition over resistance to quota bill | Vijay booked in 3 cases over poll code violation ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

5.9 earthquake hits Pakistan

India Blooms News Service | | Jan 08, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Kabul, Jan 8 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Friday, officials said.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has called the intensity of the quake at 5.9.

The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 14:07, was located at Afghanistan Tajikistan Border Region, PMD website said.

No causality has been reported so far.

According to local media reports, quake was felt in Pakistan's Islamabad city and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) area.

#Pakistan # Pakistan earthquake # Earthquake # Pakistan shakes

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.

India
International

Related Images

German president says ‘no reason’ to align with Trump on Iran war Mar 24, 2026, at 11:22 pm

In Images: Canadian PM Carney concludes his China visit Jan 17, 2026, at 01:30 am

In images: King Charles III hosts President Trump and First Lady Melania at State Banquet in Windsor Sep 19, 2025, at 12:49 am