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Why does Pakistan experience frequent earthquakes? A. It lies on a convergent collision plate boundary between India and Eura
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pakistan is located in the junction of india-eurasia plate and the arabian plate boundaries. chaman fault assosiated with this results in destructive earthquakes in this region

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