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Chakwal

A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Chakwal .

Quake survivors to reach Chakwal today Nov 3, 2005
Daily Times, CHAKWAL: All is set to welcome 1,000 earthquake survivors today (Friday) at a tent village established near Karhan village, 10 kilometres from Chakwal. ...

Zionist regime not invited to earthquake donors' moot Nov 11, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...and experts from China and Turkey are conducting surveys in the earthquake area and ... He said two relief camps at Chakwal and Attock in eastern Punjab province ...

Pakistan: Tent village established at Karhan distt Chakwal to ... Nov 3, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), A tent village near Karhan district Chakwal has been established to accommodate one thousand affectees of the earthquake, official sources said here Wednesday. ...

CM says his ‘Support A Family’ programme is being praised Nov 9, 2005
Daily Times, Addressing earthquake victims at a tent village in Chakwal, he announced job opportunities for educated October 8 earthquake victims in local industries and ...

40 teams of skilled manpower sent to affected areas Nov 12, 2005
Daily Times, Stadium on Saturday, which would visit the October 8 earthquake affected areas ... He said the government had also established relief camps in Chakwal and Fateh Jang ...

Cargo Train Express will promote trade, says CM Nov 15, 2005
Daily Times, ...to the investment of over $ 1 billion in the Chakwal cement industry ... Punjab government’s rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts for earthquake victims, in ...

Majid hints creation of Forward Block in PML Nov 6, 2005
Online - International News Network, CHAKWAL: The senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Lt. ... in connection with the creation of this block were limited due to the earthquake. ...

‘$25m needed to revive environment in quake-hit areas’ Nov 14, 2005
Pakistan Link, CHAKWAL, Nov 14 : Federal Minister for Environment Major (Retd) Tahir Iqbal ... $5 billion, which were required for the rehabilitation of earthquake victims would ...

Govt will not accept substandard tents, CS tells manufacturers Nov 11, 2005
Daily Times, Punjab government has rejected thousands of tents meant for earthquake-affected people ... its own sources for setting up tents village in Chakwal, Manshera and ...


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The Pakistani Red Crescent
The mission of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society as the leading non-governmental humanitarian organization, is to ameliorate the suffering of the most vulnerable people in distress without discrimination of nationality, race, religious belief, class, or political opinion.

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