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Jhelum

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

Cable car a lifeline in quake zone 04 Dec 2005
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), 8 earthquake, numerous bridges spanned the deep gorges carved by the Jhelum into the dusty landscape in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. ...

Quake affectees to receive food relief until April 2006: Executive ... 04 Dec 2005
Online - International News Network, He aid this program would require substantial donor aid. The Director visited the quake -hit areas of Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Balakot. ...

News - Quake survivors contact loved ones Dec 2, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, Many families who narrowly escaped death when the massive earthquake struck on ... Red Cross, accompanied relief workers distributing aid in the Jhelum and Neelum ...

ICRC – Bulletin No. 24 - South Asia earthquake Nov 28, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...of earthquake victim is the ICRC's priority; it will help wherever necessary throughout the winter. Fourth ICRC basic health-care unit opening in the Jhelum ...

Army troops launch suspension bridges at Patika, Mandal Dec 2, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...shelter homes with the help of CGI Sheets and wooden frames in earthquake affected areas. ... In Jhelum Valley as many as 55 construction teams of 10 men each have ...

Quake victims fear for lives as the snows arrive Nov 27, 2005
Independent, ...in the Jhelum Valley. For Mr Imanullah, his fellow villagers from remote mountain communities and the 3.5 million people made homeless by the earthquake in ...

The earthquake that was like a nuclear bomb Nov 18, 2005
Daily Times, ...their families lived in scattered villages on ridges overlooking the Jhelum River in ... But, referring to the earthquake and its aftermath, he said, “It is the ...

Pakistan Earthquake: A Tragedy The World Forgot Nov 24, 2005
CounterCurrents.org, ...report by Oxfam said earlier warnings that the aftermath of the earthquake could kill ... agency to deliver aid to the village of Chham in the Jhelum valley, where ...

Pledges top Pakistan's earthquake aid goal Nov 20, 2005
International Herald Tribune, ...field hospitals has lessened one of the most harrowing legacies of the earthquake - hundreds of ... including two men and a woman over 70, in the Jhelum Valley who ...

DFID CHAD OT Situation Report No. 28 - South Asia earthquake Nov 21, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Abbottabad is the least affected district by the earthquake. ... Priority areas for distribution are Neelum Valley (40,000 vulnerable), Jhelum Valley, Allai Valley ...

DFID CHAD OT Situation Report No. 29 - South Asia earthquake Nov 24, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Prime Minister to host a meeting on the Pakistan earthquake with key ... areas for distribution are Neelum Valley (40,000 vulnerable), Jhelum Valley, Allai Valley ...

Pakistan asked to delay Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project Nov 21, 2005
Pakistan Link, Nov 21 : A French power sector firm Vinci has asked the government to delay 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project for three months, citing earthquake as the ...

Yesterday’s enemies join hands to help Kashmir victims Nov 26, 2005
Khaleej Times, ...to OCHA figures around 200,000 people living in the Neelum, Jhelum, Allai Valley ... Clearly, in the earthquake zones, the urgency of the task multiplies as the ...

PAKISTAN: 'Adopt a village' programme in quake zone Nov 25, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, From the other side of the Jhelum River, young and old must trek ... Hussain, chairman of the UK-based charity, the British Kashmiri Earthquake Committee (BKEC). ...

ICRC – Bulletin No. 23 - South Asia earthquake Nov 18, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...well and is enhancing the effectiveness of the Movement response to the earthquake. The ICRC is supporting the PRCS in effecting distribution in Jhelum Valleys ...

Pak Army 14 Battalions engineers deployed for construction of ... Nov 28, 2005
Pakistan Link, ...for the affected people who lost their abodes in the 8th October earthquake. ... In Jhelum Valley two Engineers Battalion are committed in construction of shelter ...

Pakistan: 14 battalions engaged in reconstruction: ISPR Nov 29, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...for the affected people who lost their abodes in the October 8 earthquake. ... In Jhelum Valley two Engineers Battalion are busy in construction of shelter homes ...

Lives in ruins... and in peril Nov 26, 2005
Sunday Herald, But never have I encountered anything like the aftermath of the recent Pakistan earthquake. ... what is left of the road that leads into the Jhelum Valley, heading ...

FEATURE-Time runs out for animal survivors of Pakistan quake Nov 21, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, The earthquake killed more than 73,000 people, most of them in mountain villages and ... hospital in the small town of Ghari Dupatta, in the Jhelum Valley to the ...

Nepali experts reach Pakistan to help quake victims Nov 24, 2005
Nepali Times, Bohara told Dawn at the site of a ravaged hotel near the confluence of rivers Neelum and Jhelum. Bohara’s colleagues — earthquake technology specialist ...

Nepalese NGO in PaK to train local engineers Nov 23, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), Kashmir at the site of a ravaged hotel near the confluence of rivers Neelum and Jhelum here. His colleagues who included earthquake technology specialist Bijay ...

ICRC – Bulletin No. 21 - South Asia earthquake Nov 4, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...provide assistance to an additional 10,000 families affected by the earthquake in remote ... and another half by road in the accessible areas of Jhelum valley and ...

ICRC – Bulletin No. 22 - South Asia earthquake Nov 10, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...as most of those injured in the earthquake have already been evacuated. The ICRC has so far carried around 550 patients out of Neelum and Jhelum valleys, most ...

Quake Offers a Lesson for the Army Nov 21, 2005
Navhind Times, ...the army has not so far been able to reach the Neelum and Jhelum valleys? ... relief teams have accessed (only) 80 per cent of the areas damaged by the earthquake. ...

A lifeline for quake survivors Nov 25, 2005
Boston Globe, 8 earthquake, numerous bridges spanned the deep gorges carved by the Jhelum into the dusty landscape here in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. ...

UN urges eco-friendly revamp in quake-hit Pakistan Nov 20, 2005
Webindia123, Pakistan's main Indus River and major tributaries, including the Neelam, Jhelum and Kunhar ... The UN official said the serious impact of the earthquake could only ...

UN says $22 million required for environment recovery Nov 20, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...of the Indus River and major tributaries including Neelum, Jhelum and Kunhar ... He said that debris and waste left uncleared since the earthquake could become ...

Earthquake survivor lay buried for 27 days Nov 17, 2005
Times Online, ...died in the landslide that crushed his home in the village of Pahl, in the remote Jhelum valley. ... The 12-second earthquake caused a series of massive landslides ...

DFID CHAD OT Situation Report No. 27 - South Asia earthquake Nov 18, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Abbottabad is the least affected district by the earthquake. ... Priority areas for distribution are Neelum Valley, Jhelum Valley, Allai Valley and Kaghan Valley. ...

South Asia earthquake: Solace and despair Nov 18, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), The Jhelum valley was bathed in sunlight as we flew back from near the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir last Friday in an ICRC helicopter. ...

British Kashmiri launches project for quake survivors Nov 22, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), ...rehabilitation of the homeless survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake. ... mosque, in mountainous areas particularly the valleys of Neelum and Jhelum. ...

Fine print of regional solidarity Nov 7, 2005
HardNews Magazine, Islamabad to hit the magnificent motorway, above the rivers Soan, Jhelum, Chenab and ... women, children and men are without a home after the October 8 earthquake. ...

ADB to finance hydropower project Nov 23, 2005
Daily Times, ...finance an approximately 80-megawatt power plant located downstream of Mangla Dam on the Jhelum River in ... AJK was badly affected by the October 8 earthquake. ...

Hayat welcomes demilitarisation proposal Nov 21, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), ...and consensus, to establish new planned settlements along the Jhelum valley road, such ... seats which had been postponed last month in the wake of the earthquake. ...

Kishanganga politics Nov 21, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), ...through J&K and then crosses the LoC, now renamed Neelum before joining the Jhelum near Muzaffarabad. ... The recent earthquake is a timely warning to the planners ...

Pakistan quake survivors running out of time Nov 4, 2005
ISN, High in a remote Jhelum valley, in the town of Chinari in Pakistan-administered ... helicopter settles with a bump on a plateau, and the earthquake survivors came ...

Pakistani Nation celebrates Eid with solemnity, simplicity Nov 5, 2005
Pakistan Link, Murree, Mangla, Jhelum, Kharian, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Lahore. Later, General Ahsan Saleem Hyat visited Nauseri and Chakoti the earthquake areas in Azad ...

WFP deploys world's largest helicopter for Pakistan quake relief Nov 3, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...the world’s largest helicopter, has started flying relief supplies into areas hit hardest by the 8 October earthquake, in the Neelum and Jhelum valleys of ...

Militants kill two in Udhampur village Nov 17, 2005
The Tribune, ...prior to the devastating earthquake on October 8. The earthquake caused heavy ... the movement of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service on the Jhelum Valley road after ...

Quake-hit Azad Kashmir needs colossal relief to return to Normalcy Nov 18, 2005
PakistanTimes.net, Two major rivers including Jhelum and Poonch along with tributaries converge ... The earthquake affected Muzaffarabad, Neelam, Bagh and Rawalakot districts and a ...

World's largest chopper flies quake relief to Pakistan Nov 6, 2005
Webindia123, ...into the Neelum and Jhelum valleys of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where the affected people have received little assistance after the October 8 earthquake. ...

World’s largest copter deployed for Pakistan quake relief ... Nov 4, 2005
NewKerala.com, ...the MI-26, the world’s largest helicopter, for flying relief supplies into areas hit hardest by the October 8 earthquake, in the Neelum and Jhelum valleys of ...

on the record: Nov 9, 2005
Daily Times, Rs 25,000 to people whose houses were damaged in the earthquake, Faisal Saleh ... We have distributed Rs 90.5 million in Neelum Valley and Jhelum Valley,� Faisal ...

Over 75000 Pak army troops engaged in relief operations Nov 3, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...at Rawalpindi , Peshawar, Nowshera Abbottabad, Murree, Mangla, Jhelum,Kharian, Gujranwala ... a very cordial and congenial environment to the earthquake patients. ...

First legitimate crossing on LoC, post-quake Nov 17, 2005
Economic Times, ...them were passengers of the trans-LoC bus that ran on the Jhelum Valley Road ... who were stranded in J&K were sent through Wagha within days after the earthquake. ...

Tourism may take time to recover from quake shock Nov 6, 2005
Daily Times, ...while Neelum and Jhelum valleys were the main tourist attractions in the AJK during the summer season. All these areas were the worst hit by the earthquake. ...

PoK PM welcomes Pak's Kashmir demilitarisation proposal Nov 22, 2005
Webindia123, Referring to the post-earthquake relief and reconstruction-related issues, he said ... and consensus, to establish new settlements along the Jhelum Valley Road such ...

Pakistan: More aircraft carrying relief goods arrive Nov 22, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), 8 km road leading to Pandu from Chakothi in the Jhelum Valley and ... of Italian Engineers also reached Pakistan to help in rebuilding the earthquake struck region ...

Quake death toll jumps to 73,276 Nov 2, 2005
Ispoline, Muzaffarabad for provision of telecom facilities in the Neelum and Jhelum valleys, said ... said that out of 2,775 villages affected by the earthquake, 1,673 erre ...

Army focusing to construct secondary roads in quake hit areas Nov 18, 2005
Online - International News Network, ISLAMABAD: After restoration of main communication networks in earthquake affected areas, efforts ... and Rub Hali areas of Gari Dupatta while in Jhelum valley 38 ...

Quake destroys hotel industry in NWFP Nov 12, 2005
Daily Times, ...a similar intensity of damage in Muzaffarabad and Neelum and Jhelum Valleys,� the official said. The other two districts hit by the earthquake are Rawalakot ...

Life and loss in Kashmir Nov 10, 2005
BBC News, On October 8 I was at my office in Karachi when my mother called me and said a very strong earthquake had hit Islamabad ... In Jhelum Valley things were really bad. ...

A snapshot of aid and impediments high in the Himalaya Nov 14, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, He has been a part of UNHCR's earthquake relief operation from the beginning, working 14 ... and form a convoy along the road which weaves through the Jhelum valley ...

Man stares, says nothing after quake Nov 18, 2005
Science Daily (press release) ...hamper Asia quake relief (October 11, 2005) -- Desperate Pakistani earthquake survivors Tuesday ... his home in the village of Pahl, in the remote Jhelum valley. ...

- By Our Correspondent Nov 3, 2005
The Asian Age, Musharraf of the ICRC’s commitment to remaining in the earthquake area throughout the ... s observations came after his visits to Neelum and Jhelum valleys on ...

Self-help Best for Quake Reconstruction Nov 7, 2005
Inter Press Service (subscription), ...technology has passed seismic testing required under California's strict earthquake-zone building ... as well as in three more towns in quake-affected Jhelum Valley ...

Cold comfort for Kashmir quake victims in tent villages Nov 8, 2005
ABC News ...the glow of city lights spread along the banks of the Neelum and Jhelum rivers as they ... "I'm remembering this town from the time before the earthquake, and now ...

Man Stares, Says Nothing After Quake Nov 18, 2005
13WHAM-TV, An emaciated 20-year-old farm worker, buried by the Pakistan earthquake for 27 days ... that crushed his home in the village of Pahl, in the remote Jhelum valley. ...

Peace bus to be back on road soon Nov 9, 2005
Rediff, ...on Wednesday that the Chakothi-Kaman Post stretch of the Jhelum valley road ... It was completely damaged in the catastrophic October 8 earthquake," PoK Relief ...

Army troops will continue to help survivors through Eid Nov 3, 2005
Daily Times, ...hospitals at Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Nowshera Abbottabad, Murree, Mangla, Jhelum, Kharian, Gujranwala ... a cordial and congenial environment to the earthquake victims ...

Pakistan to Delay Purchase of F-16s After Quake Nov 4, 2005
DefenseNews.com (subscription) More than 73,000 people died in the earthquake and almost the same numberwere ... a camp for homeless quake victims in Thoori on the River Jhelum, near Muzaffarabad ...

Third crossing on LoC operational in Teethwal Nov 12, 2005
Webindia123, ...material across for survivors of the devastating October 8 earthquake, which killed tens ... on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, also known as the Jhelum Valley road ...

‘LoC opening hasn’t yielded much results’ Nov 8, 2005
Peninsula On-line, ...from Pakistan after visiting quake-affected areas of Muzzafarabad, Jhelum and Neelam ... thousand square kilometres have been worst affected by earthquake, he said ...

Musharraf vows all-out efforts to Nov 6, 2005
Ispoline, MUZAFFARABAD: Joining the earthquake-stricken people in Azad Kashmir and NWFP to ... view of other quake-hit areas including Battagram, Alai, Jhelum Valley and Bagh ...

Pak Army begins reconstruction to rehabilitate victims Nov 9, 2005
Kashar News, ...quake hit areas of Azad Kashmir after devastation caused by October 8 earthquake. ... relief goods and evacuated 588 injured persons from Neelum, Jhelum and Leepa ...

Pakistan army opens key Kashmir road Nov 17, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...these roads in Neelum valley which had been badly damaged due to earthquake. ... Similarly the opening up of Jhelum Valley road was another major task which was ...

Emergency supplies flown to Pakistan by 2 Los Angeles-based relief ... Nov 15, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...material aid has reached nearly 3 million victims of last month's devastating earthquake. ... and new winter clothing worth $2.6 million to the Jhelum Valley and ...

West criticised for quake aid shortfall Nov 4, 2005
Mail & Guardian Online, ...a camp for homeless quake victims in Thoori on the River Jhelum, near Muzaffarabad ... on what's happening in the most remote communities in earthquake-hit Kashmir ...

Fourth relief centre opened Nov 14, 2005
Hindu, Mr. Usman Qayani said: "Earthquake has brought the two sides separated by the LoC ... The prime reason is the construction of Mangla dam on the Jhelum in the 1960s ...

Pakistan completes work on five LoC points Nov 11, 2005
Webindia123, The opening of the Jhelum Valley road up to Chakoti was one of the ... Fourteen engineer battalions have been deployed for reopening roads in earthquake-hit areas ...

Army Engineers complete work on five crossing points Nov 11, 2005
Online - International News Network, Opening of Jhelum Valley road upto Chakoti is a highly significant achievement of the ... have been employed for reopening of roads in earthquake affected areas of ...

Foreign medical teams have established 12 field hospitals in quake ... Nov 7, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...foreign medical teams have been established in the earthquake affected areas ... to military hospitals in Rawalpindi, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Jhelum, Murree, Kharian ...

Quake aftermath: Pak delays F-16s purchase Nov 6, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), ...need to rebuild large parts of northern Pakistan and PaK flattened by the Oct 8 earthquake. ... at the camp, set up along the left bank of River Jhelum in Thoori ...

Pakistan: Two Hours in Saidpur Nov 4, 2005
Red Cross Our chopper lands at around noon at Saidpur in the Jhelum valley. ... experienced ICRC Afghan employees here to help the victims of the earthquake are monitoring ...

Local Doctor Goes Home to Aid Disaster Victims Nov 17, 2005
Indiana Gazette, 8 earthquake that rattled the mountainous northern region of his homeland and took the lives of at least 87,000 people. Bajwa took a helicopter to the Jhelum ...

$2.336bn foreign aid pledges secured Nov 11, 2005
Ispoline, ...the government has so far distributed Rs 1407.2 million among the earthquake victims in ... In Jhelum valley (54 km), 59 km road from Muzaffarabad to Hattian Bala ...


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