5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD -- Tremors were felt in Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday as an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked the cities.

According to reports, earthquake tremors were also felt in Swat, Mansehra, Malakand and Swabi and surrounding areas. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicenter of the earthquake was Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Last year an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and other cities of...

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