I had just gone to sleep with an aching stomach and was not yet fully slept when a power jolt shaked all the underconstruction building on 1st floor of which we have got a room. All the previous day I was out in Islamabad and Pindi and had came after evening was well in. Here the night was not good as i was feeling immense pain in my stomach which is still quite there now. After the quake subsided i was unble to go to sleep and remained vigilant for any aftershocks through out the night. The quake was unusully powerful and I felt really worried. I felt it was more powerful than the 2005 one when I was in Peshawar. However no loss of life or any other damage is reported.
The much awaited Metro Bus Service is now functional in Islamabad connecting it to the twin city of Rawalpindi. The PKR 45 billion cost (USD 4440 million) of the project was criticized mainly by the opposition parties led by Tehreek Insaaf. However the record time for completion of the project is something which justifies the the financial outlay. In Pakistan Public Sector infrastructure projects are plagued by delays and some are altogether abandoned after partial work. The 23 KM long metro has 24 station. Today I had a glimpse of Pakistan Secretariat Station of it. There is quite excitement among the travelers and many are travelling just to have fun. Few pics here. Although secretariat is closed today being Saturday, still large number of public was seen buying tickets and Metro-Bus Card. To avoid queuing up the line to buy ticket, a better option is to get a Metro-Bus Card. The card can be reloaded and costs 130 Rs for the first time and subsequently rec...
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