PMD installs new seismic observatory in Hunza

In order to strengthen earthquake monitoring in the country’s northern belt, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has installed a new seismic broadband observatory in Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, to enhance real-time detection and detailed analysis of low-intensity tremors. The new installation has been set up to improve surveillance of seismic activity in the Hunza region and […]

Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia concluded the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with US President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to ‌act fast to reach a deal to end the four-year conflict.  Ahead of the negotiations in Switzerland, Russia carried out airstrikes overnight across swathes of Ukraine, severely damaging […]