Pakistan: Coping with disasters - Capital’s posh sectors most vulnerable to quakes

Stating that the federal capital falls on the most active fault line with the seismic hazard varying from sector to sector, a new research paper published in the 'Journal of Asian Earth Sciences' calls for an updated building code to avoid human and material damages. "Unless the building code are updated and implemented by the authorities concerned, the capital will continue to be at high risk," says the paper as per the Express Tribune.