Many people from around Pakistan might have heard about the minor volcanic activity that took place recently in the Ziarat valley on January 29, 2010 (Figs: 1, 6 & 8). According to media reports (here, here and here) only days after an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, residents of Charri area of Ziarat District of Balochistan witnessed sounds of explosions followed by smoke billowing from the top of the Tor Ghar – the black mountain – and then on Monday night it started spewing lava. It’s worth mentioning here that Charri area is not far from Waam which had been previously hit by a severe earthquake on October 29, 2008. Continue reading ‘Ziarat’s volcanic coughing – an interview with Din Mohammed Kakar’
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In the recent past the geological and geomorphological features of Pakistan have been extensively mapped and photographed, in the field and with the help of planes and satellites, giving us an accurate picture of the landform. When carefully scrutinized, these aerial photographs and the resulting relief maps reveal, one or two, interesting ‘creature like features’. At least that is what I have observed and I thought it would be interesting if I could delineate ‘the creature(s)’ and share it (them) with others, in particular with the first year degree course students of geology. The idea behind these figures is to help students familiarize themselves with the main geological features who can then look at them in the regional context, that is, with respect to the geology of the neighbouring countries in order to find and complete the missing parts.
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