Geological control on natural hazards: Earthquake and mass movement hazards in Pakistan

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  • Mohammad Asif Khan National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi Department of Geology, University of Peshawar
  • Ghazanfar Khattak Department of Geology, University of Peshawar

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2002-11-30

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Khan, M. A., Abbasi, I. A., & Khattak, G. (2002). Geological control on natural hazards: Earthquake and mass movement hazards in Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 35(1), 1-8. Retrieved from http://ojs.uop.edu.pk/jhes/article/view/1544

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