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

Islamabad seeks AJK political parties cooperation in ... 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, ISLAMABAD Dec 04 : The federal government has sought cooperation from all political ... Jammu and Kashmir for the rehabilitation of the earthquake affected people ...

world in brief Money sought to continue airlift in earthquake zone 04 Dec 2005
Indianapolis Star, Islamabad, Pakistan -- The World Food Program chief made an urgent appealed Saturday for funds to keep an airlift flying to quake-ravaged areas through the ...

WB sets up fund for disabled quake victims 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The World Bank has announced that it is setting up a special fund to rehabilitate the people rendered disabled by the earthquake in Azad ...

Tourists are winners off the field 04 Dec 2005
Guardian Unlimited, Medical Science in Islamabad, spending time with a two-and-a-half-year-old girl called Ashia, who had suffered serious back injuries in the earthquake that hit ...

Norwegian PM arrives today 04 Dec 2005
Online - International News Network, Jeans Stoltenberg will arrive in Islamabad today (Monday) on a three-day visit. During the visit, Jeans Stoltenberg will visit different earthquake-hit areas ...

Shaukat suggests need to modify education system 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, Conference in Islamabad last month. The US $ 6.2 billion have been pledged by the participants of the conference for reconstruction of the earthquake hit areas ...

Turkey to construct 10 school in quake-hit areas 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, ...by the Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad Kamran Lashari ... relief, rescue, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the earthquake-affected areas. ...

WFP provides 21000 tons food 04 Dec 2005
Kashar News, ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (SANA): The World Food Program has provided 21 thousand tons of food for about one million people in the earthquake-hit areas. ...

Pak-Turk foundation to set up schools in quake areas 04 Dec 2005
Daily Times, ISLAMABAD: A delegation of 15 city mayors of the Istanbul municipality visited Muzaffarabad to express solidarity with the October 8 earthquake victims. ...

American help to stricken Muslims scores points, but doesn't erase ... 04 Dec 2005
San Diego Union Tribune, ...the US-based Pew Research Center, released before the earthquake, showed that ... the Institute of Regional Studies in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, days after ...

Children die as winter snow sweeps quake valleys 04 Dec 2005
The Observer, US government officials in Islamabad maintain they want to see the Pakistani ... Yet with the crisis entering its deadliest phase since the earthquake struck, the ...

on the record: 04 Dec 2005
Daily Times, ...in the Neelum Valley even after two months of the earthquake and President ... ISLAMABAD: Almost 0.6 million survivors have been immunised in a bid to protect them ...

Norwegian Prime Minister due on December 5 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, ISLAMABAD Dec 04 : Prime Minister of Norway Jeans Stoltenberg will be visiting Pakistan ... He will also visit different earthquake hit areas in Balakot and Garhi ...

Trade fair ends with Rs 80 cr possibilities 04 Dec 2005
Business Standard, ...the commitment of the PHDCCI, would be sent to the earthquake relief fund ... Mechanical Works, Malerkotla and the FSL Group of Industries, Islamabad, and another ...

Doctor who treated Osama 04 Dec 2005
Indian Express, ...extremist groups to assist survivors of the October 8 earthquake that killed ... groups, Nida Emmons, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Islamabad, said, ‘‘As ...

Support for Palestine to continue: Musharraf : Israel contact not ... 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...his arrival here on a two-day visit, said in a statement that Islamabad’s contact ... deep sorrow and grief over colossal loss of lives in the Oct 8 earthquake. ...

Pakistan diary 04 Dec 2005
Telegraph.co.uk, ...cricketers will play a charity golf match for the Pakistan earthquake appeal. ... the secrets to other countries, and is currently under house arrest in Islamabad. ...

UN works on 90 days winter plan 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, ISLAMABAD, Dec 04 : The United Nations is working on a ninety days winter plan to ensure emergency, relief measures including provision of food and nutrition ...

Analysis: Pakistan loans may harm Dec 2, 2005
United Press International At the international donor's conference held in Islamabad two weeks ago, Pakistan was ... sheeting to more than 58,000 people affected by the earthquake and was ...

Kuwait sponsors 420 families who survived the quake in Pakistan Dec 2, 2005
Kuwait News Agency, ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (KUNA) -- Kuwait represented by The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) sponsored on Saturday around 420 families who survived the earthquake ...

Report on seismic survey by January 15 Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, ISLAMABAD: A seismic survey report will be completed by January 15 and new building codes will be formulated to make future buildings earthquake resistant ...

Soomro hails Turkish support for quake-affectees Dec 3, 2005
Online - International News Network, ISLAMABAD: The Acting President, Mr. Mohammedmian Soomro has observed that Pakistan and ... from time to time, particularly during the recent earthquake," he made ...

APT stresses for cooperation for development of ICTs between ... Dec 2, 2005
PakTribune.com, ...their heartiest condolences and solidarity with the victims of the recent earthquake. ... Committee (MC) of APT would start from December 5 here at Islamabad.

NATO to begin clearing Kashmir quake rubble next week Dec 3, 2005
Khaleej Times, ...district and its adjoining areas,� Major Eric Brueijn told DPA in Islamabad. ... population build shelters in the areas, ravaged by the October 8 earthquake. ...

Letters may be edited for length and clarity Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, ...is yet to take any action to stop classes from being held in the school and college buildings in Islamabad damaged in the devastating October 8 earthquake. ...

IDB ups amount for quake reconstruction Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, At the donors’ conference at Islamabad the bank’s president had announced to ... to meet the financial requirements arising out of the earthquake of Oct 8. ...

Hundreds more earthquake survivors Dec 1, 2005
Ireland Online, ...lost their homes in the October earthquake that killed more than 87,000 people. Mild aftershocks were felt in northwestern Pakistan, Islamabad and elsewhere ...

DFID CHAD OT Situation Report No. 30 - South Asia earthquake Dec 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...earthquake (depth 10 kilometres) hit at 08.50 Pakistan time (03.50 GMT), on 8 October with the epicentre in Muzaffarabad, 95km north-northeast of Islamabad ( ...

Pakistani Christians Forced From Homes Dec 2, 2005
Zenit News Agency, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, DEC. 2, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Christians are being expelled from their homes in Pakistan to make room for victims of the earthquake that hit ...

Iran, Pakistan closer after earthquake: minister Dec 1, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, Pakistan's earthquake on October 8 has brought the brotherly nations of ... of Iran, Mr. Mahmoud Sharif Hamedani, IRNA bureau chief, Islamabad, Mr. Abbolghasem ...

Blair lobbies for trade concessions to Pakistan Dec 2, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...various possibilities to help Pakistan’s economy and industry following the earthquake. ... of Pakistan in the GPPS would help to enhance Islamabad’s export ...

Tending the women of the earthquake Dec 2, 2005
The Age, For Australian aid worker Afshan Mantoo the South Asian earthquake just got terribly ... By the time they had been evacuated to Islamabad, the capital's hospitals ...

The Great Indian Chessboard (Monthly Review - November 2005) Dec 3, 2005
Axis News ...well known, that India's $10 billion deals with Russia made Islamabad literally freak ... in order to provide more relief to victims of the October, 8 earthquake. ...

US Company UPS donates $2 Million for Earthquake Relief Dec 1, 2005
Pakistan Link, ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 : American company UPS (United Parcel Service) has announced a ... and recovery efforts for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck ...

US company donates $2m to earthquake relief Dec 1, 2005
Kashar News, ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (SANA): American company United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced ... relief and recovery efforts for the victims of the devastating earthquake. ...

First Pakistan Haj Flight Set to Arrive on Dec. 3 Dec 1, 2005
Arab News, December 2005 — Relatives of people killed in the devastating earthquake that struck ... is linked with the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Islamabad,� he said ...

Olive green, black hole Dec 2, 2005
Indian Express, ...where are the politicians? NATO’s earthquake relief effort in Pakistan did not even involve a thousand personnel. It is now winding ...

Griffin aids earthquake victims Nov 30, 2005
Derby Valley Gazette, ...and complications resulting from bone surgery conducted at hospitals in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city, just 50 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. ...

Helo operators race to bring earthquake relief to Pakistan Dec 2, 2005
Aviation International News, The team’s base is about 25 miles north of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ... A full month after the earthquake we visited one for the first time, and there ...

Pakistan: 560 wheel chairs distributed among earthquake survivors Dec 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...women and men who became permanently handicapped following October 8 earthquake disaster. ... centres for them are being established in Islamabad, Muzaffarabad and ...

PM sets up Trauma counseling task force for quake affectees Dec 3, 2005
Online - International News Network, ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has constituted a twenty member National Task Force on psychological service and trauma counseling for earthquake ...

Pakistani Christians expelled from their homes Dec 3, 2005
American Thinker, ...from Catholic leaders spearheading the relief work following the earthquake say that ... to the Church in Need, Bishop Anthony Lobo of Islamabad-Rawalpindi said he ...

Quake emboldens Pakistani TV Nov 30, 2005
Christian Science Monitor, ...over his production team on a recent evening in Islamabad, where ARY One ... sat in a small studio outside, debating the government's response to the earthquake. ...

Cinema turns to a medical drama Dec 1, 2005
Times Online, ...owns the Melody, said: “These are the worst victims of the earthquake.� She decided to convert it after visiting the main hospital in Islamabad, where she ...

9:11 am: Hundreds more seek treatment for cold-related ailments in ... Dec 1, 2005
Santa Fe New Mexican, 8's 7.6 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 87,000 people. Mild aftershocks were felt in northwestern Pakistan, Islamabad and elsewhere on Thursday, but ...

Pak has taken number of measures for peace in region: Soomro Dec 1, 2005
Online - International News Network, Senate pointed out that it was almost one year ago that Islamabad declaration was ... visit to offer their condolence to the victims of the earthquake and remarked ...

More quake survivors seek treatment Dec 1, 2005
Scotsman, ...who lost their homes in the October earthquake that killed more than 87,000 people. Mild aftershocks were felt in northwestern Pakistan, Islamabad and elsewhere ...

Kashmir earthquake fails to advance India-Pakistan cooperation Nov 28, 2005
Asian Tribune, Delhi and Islamabad are unwilling to make even modest concessions over Kashmir, although the lives of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of earthquake victims ...

Pakistan seismic expert warns of several quakes hitting South Asia Nov 30, 2005
NewKerala.com, ...his observations at the two-day International Earthquake Rehabilitation Conference “Seismology Structure and Codes�, which was held in Islamabad last week. ...

NATO asks Pak whether its forces should stay beyond 90 days Nov 30, 2005
NewKerala.com, Islamabad, Nov ... has asked Pakistan whether there is a requirement for its forces to stay beyond the stipulated 90 days for the earthquake-related reconstruction ...

‘I came home – and my village was gone’ Dec 1, 2005
Bucks Free Press, Arif Hussain, who lives in Wooburn Moor, has shown the Free Press the tented city in Islamabad which shelters hundreds of victims of the Kashmir earthquake. ...

‘I came home. My village was gone' Dec 1, 2005
Ealing Times, ...partner who lives in Islamabad, said: "These people have lost everything. The only possessions they have are what they were wearing when the earthquake hit.". ...

Volunteers to be trained to perform services in quake-ravaged ... Dec 3, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...to strengthen the linkage between all the organizations working in the earthquake hit areas ... organized by the Rotary Club at the Block-B, Sector H-11, Islamabad. ...

SECOND OPINION: The ‘default’ in our stars —Khaled Ahmed’s ... Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, Why should we be surprised? In Islamabad parliament is divided as usual and the opposition has rejected invitation to sit in an earthquake committee. ...

Earthquake Diplomacy Nov 29, 2005
The Weekly Standard EARTHQUAKE DIPLOMACY is in full swing in South Asia after a donor summit recently concluded in Islamabad with international relief aid commitments totaling ...

Pakistan Earthquake Aid Flights Interrupted by Winter Storms Nov 29, 2005
Bloomberg ...aid to more than 3 million people left homeless by last month's earthquake. ... said in an e-mailed statement late yesterday from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. ...

VIEW: Post-earthquake political trends —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi Nov 26, 2005
Daily Times, ...leaders are critical of the government’s handling of post earthquake affairs ... expenditure and the construction of the army headquarters in Islamabad to relief ...

"Pakistani Army Spokesman: "We Fear Fundamentalists Could Exploit ... Nov 29, 2005
Asharq Alawsat, ...of Arab and international media outlets at the army headquarters in Islamabad. He spoke about dealing with the challenges posed by the earthquake and said that ...

Jolie Speaks Out on Earthquake Disaster in Pakistan Nov 28, 2005
Hollywood.com ...freezing to death in earthquake-ravaged Pakistan. The Oscar-winning actress, who spoke out at a conference in the Asian country's capital, Islamabad, on Friday ...

South Asia Earthquake: OCHA/UNJLC logistics bottlenecks as of 29 ... Nov 30, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Several roads are becoming less accessible. The road from Islamabad to Bagh has been reported today as 'difficult' and deteriorating. ...

Pakistan sole supporter of Kashmiris in region: Sikandar Dec 1, 2005
Kashar News, ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (SANA): Prime minister Azad Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has ... the Kashmir issue, he said and added that in recent earthquake, India had ...

Govt making assessment damage: PM Nov 6, 2005
Online - International News Network, ISLAMABAD: Earthquake is a major tragedy and the government has to deal not only with injuries but also with psychological traumas as there are a lot of widows ...

Pakistan says reconstruction after next month seismic survey Dec 2, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...be launched after the completion of seismic survey in the earthquake affected areas ... Major General Muhammad Farooq while briefing newsmen in Islamabad on Friday ...

Donors` Conference Aftermath Dec 2, 2005
PakTribune.com, The success of the Donors` Conference in Islamabad on November 19, with a ... to the involvement of the army generals in running the Earthquake Rehabilitation and ...

Team disputes cause of high Pakistan quake toll Nov 30, 2005
The Japan Times, Institute, and including experts from the university's Earthquake Research Institute ... Frontier Province about 150 km northwest of Islamabad, and Muzzaffarabad ...

Aftershock jolts northern Pakistan Dec 1, 2005
Daily News & Analysis, ISLAMABAD: Several northern Pakistani cities were rocked late on Thursday by an aftershock from a powerful earthquake that caused massive devastation in early ...

Bollywood, cable TV, theatres hitting Pakistani film industry hard Nov 30, 2005
NewKerala.com, ...house was the only means of movie entertainment for Islamabad residents following ... a medical care centre for victims of the Oct 8 earthquake, said restarting ...

on the record: Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, ISLAMABAD: The earthquake has brought Pakistan and Iran closer to each other and the spirit of support, as neighbours, would further strengthen the relations ...

Soomro directs CDA to make earthquake proof structure of Bari Imam ... Nov 29, 2005
PakTribune.com, ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (Online): Chairman Senate, Mohammadmian Soomro has directed Capital ... the light of the scenario that emerged after deadly earthquake that hit ...

Hollywood star donates 40 orthopaedic beds to an Islamabad ... Nov 26, 2005
Kuwait News Agency, ...beds to an Islamabad hospital that has been struggling to cope with thousands of serious medical cases since the devastating October 8 earthquake in northern ...

Peace process giant step in right direction: Burton Dec 1, 2005
Rediff, ...arrived in Islamabad from New Delhi after meeting Indian leaders. He said opening five points along the Line of Control following the October 8 earthquake is a ...

President Musharraf seeks relaxation in oil payments from Kuwait Nov 30, 2005
Kuwait News Agency, By Amna Khokhar ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (KUNA) As a support to meet the quake ... "I have not received any response yet but their response to the earthquake was very ...

Political activity in Pakistan picking up after quake Dec 2, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...their participation in the proposed Parliamentary Committee on Earthquake a fortnight ... will mark resumption of political engagements, particularly in Islamabad. ...


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