On October 29 , 2008 a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Ziarat and surrounding areas . After the earthquake disruptions the local villagers are now using Juniper trees as fire wood . On 25 October 2010 The Government of Balochistan Sports , Environment and Youth Affairs Departments announced the Silver Jubilee “ Juniper Defender Award ” to Hayatullah Khan Durrani , for his long outstanding efforts as juniper defender since 1984 . Hayat Durrani is an environmental analyst for the preservation of the 3000-year-old World Heritage of Juniperus macropoda Juniper forests and wildlife in the Ziarat and Zarghoon Ghar regions of Balochistan Pakistan . There are many important species , bushes and ground flora etc. found here are associated with this species . Local people use ground flora and these plants as indigenous treatments for a variety of diseases
6.4 magnitude earthquake
2008 Ziarat earthquake
Juniperus macropoda