{"id":360388,"date":"2023-10-09T00:05:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=360388"},"modified":"2023-10-09T00:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:05:49","slug":"after-18-years-october-8-earthquakes-bitter-memories-still-haunts-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/after-18-years-october-8-earthquakes-bitter-memories-still-haunts-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"After 18 years, October 8 earthquake\u2019s bitter memories still haunts Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nBitter memories of the devastating earthquake of October 8, 2005 still linger on as the nation today is observing 18th anniversary of the disaster which claimed over 70,000 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad besides flatting scores of several villages and towns and leaving millions of people homeless.<br \/>\nThe earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter Scale, struck at around 8:52 AM.<br \/>\nMuzaffarabad was the hardest hit, because the epicentre of the quake was just 19 kilometers (12 miles) to its northeast, while Balakot and Mansehra in KP were no less affected as thousands lost their lives in these areas too.<br \/>\nThe earthquake, which was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India and the Xinjiang region, is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake.<br \/>\nAJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwaarul Haq was the chief guest on the occasion, while members of the AJK cabinet, members of the Legislative Assembly, secretaries and people belonging to nearly all walks of life were in attendance.<br \/>\nSiren was played and a minute\u2019s silence was observed at 8:52 AM; the very moment when the quake had struck AJK, KP and other parts of northern Pakistan.<br \/>\nLater, the AJK PM laid floral wreath on the memorial of martyrs.<br \/>\nSimilar ceremonies were also held in other parts of the AJK and KP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Bitter memories of the devastating earthquake of October 8, 2005 still linger on as the nation today is observing 18th anniversary of the disaster which claimed over 70,000 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad besides flatting scores of several villages and towns and leaving millions of people homeless. 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