Myanmar’s deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected…
Eighteen years ago, on October 8, Pakistan faced a natural disaster in the form of a terrible earthquake that shook many parts of the country, including Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Balakot, and…
On Feb. 6, a 7.8-On Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey near the northern border of Syria. This quake was followed approximately nine hours later by a 7.5-…
The destruction and loss of life caused by the devastating floods across Pakistan this summer have badly exposed multiple fragilities surrounding the country. Beyond the early price tag unveiled by…
‘Are you ready’?, asked my colleague Mr Hamidul Haq when he peeped into my room in the staff hostel that was our new abode after I joined University of Malakand…
Remember the day when we first heard about the earthquake? It was a Saturday morning, and some reports came in saying that Islamabad had been badly shaken. I recall a…
It is impossible not to be moved by the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Nepal and adjoining regions as a result of the April 25 earthquake of magnitude 7.9. The death…
Aftershocks as earth shattering as a full-grown earthquake have continued to jolt Nepal off the path to resurrection since April 25. On May 12 tremors measuring 7.3 on the Richter…
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy on September 14, 2008 caused “The Mother of all Mondays” as called by the Wall Street Journal. The US financial earthquake triggered the world and so much…
No one is more familiar with earthquakes and tsunamis than the Japanese. But the earthquake of March 11 was of such severity that even they were startled. The buildings swayed…
