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Please note: these pages are no longer being updated KarachiA 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Karachi .Online - International News Network, Government Karachi for their courageous and exemplary work in removing rubbles of Margalla Towers and rescuing people from there after the earthquake of October ... Cement sector’s capacity may expand 04 Dec 2005 Daily Times, KARACHI: With all the expansions coming online left right and centre, investors are ... and positive vibes about consumption of cement in the earthquake-hit areas ... Pakistan diary 04 Dec 2005 Telegraph.co.uk, ...cricketers will play a charity golf match for the Pakistan earthquake appeal. ... even though no home side were involved as Faisalabad Wolves beat Karachi Dolphins ... First shipment 15,950 tons of flour arrive at Karachi Port Dec 2, 2005 PakTribune.com, ...of 15,950 tons flour of total 50,000 tons flour from the Turkish Government for the earthquake affectees, arrived early this week here at Karachi Port, said a ... Organisers dedicate film festival to quake victims Dec 2, 2005 Peninsula On-line, KARACHI: Organisers dedicated the Fifth Karachi International Film Festival to victims of Pakistan's catastrophic earthquake ahead of the event's official ... 'Iqbal' opens Kara filmfest, to screen retrospective of Ghai's ... Dec 1, 2005 NewKerala.com, ...last night as the opening filmat the Kara film festival in Karachi, which began ... Being held in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit Pakistan recently ... Christians evicted to make way for Muslims in Pakistan, says ... Dec 1, 2005 Catholic News Service ...in the neighboring Sind province, which was unaffected by the earthquake, might now ... or about 200 people, who had been evicted around Joharabad, near Karachi. ... ACT Dateline: Earthquake provides lessons for aid agency as relief ... Nov 30, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), The earthquake cut it short ... It was the first organization to get tents into Batagram, quickly moving 600 shelter kits it had prepositioned in a Karachi warehouse ... PAKISTAN: SILENT CRACKDOWN ON HARDLINE ISLAMIST GROUPS Dec 1, 2005 AKI, Karachi, 1 Dec. (AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - Struggling with an enormous task after the 8 October earthquake, the Pakistani government has been more than ... Earthquake highlights media’s role in relief operations Nov 28, 2005 International Journalist's Network FM station in Karachi for re-broadcasting an Urdu-language program from the BBC World Service. The program included news and opinions on the recent earthquake. ... SECOND OPINION: The ‘default’ in our stars —Khaled Ahmed’s ... Dec 1, 2005 Daily Times, Balochistan and terrorism in Karachi goes on. Upon investigation, this violence is not traced to India but inside Pakistan. We thought the earthquake united us ... Meetings on AHAN projects Dec 1, 2005 Daily Times, Silverware on Dec 13 and a second meeting would take place at Karachi on Dec ... SMEDA on the occasion for economic revival of the SMEs in earthquake-affected areas ... Indian Consulate in Karachi to start working in Jan Nov 26, 2005 Daily Times, He said the October 8 earthquake in Kashmir and NWFP had provided a ... his book “Roshni Ka Safarâ€? highlighting development activities in Karachi during his ... Former Indo-Pak army officers meet Dec 2, 2005 Daily Times, India Pakistan Soldiers Initiative (IPSI) sent two relief trucks for earthquake victims. ... of the Line of Control, bus services, consulates in Karachi and Mumbai ... England team spirit weathers security restraints Nov 30, 2005 Daily Times, ...nerves created by a fatal bomb blast outside a restaurant in Karachi this month ... 8 earthquake, which killed more than 73,000 people, while some dropped in on a ... Military establishment behind PML ‘forward bloc’: Fazl Nov 28, 2005 Daily Times, ...at the Jamia Madnia Islamia in Gulshan-e-Iqbal during a brief visit to Karachi. ... in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir areas devastated by the October 8 earthquake. ... India-Pak to open consulates, Kokharapar-Munnabao rail link Nov 28, 2005 Rediff, ...present, the applicants have to travel some 1000 km from Karachi to Islamabad ... They have also opened five border points after last month's massive earthquake. Pakistan seeks opportunity in face of tragedy Nov 27, 2005 Macon Telegraph, His mother and four sisters are living with relatives in Karachi. "We'll rebuild," he said. ... 8 earthquake that left more than 3 million people homeless. ... - By Zubeida Mustafa Nov 30, 2005 The Asian Age, Karachi: Four days after the devastating earthquake of October 8, the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) released its annual report, "State of the World ... World Performing Arts Festival 2005: No grand piano in city Nov 26, 2005 Daily Times, He said 140 polish engineers with heavy machinery were working in the earthquake-affected areas. TV Actor Shakeel from Karachi and singer Fareeda Khanum also ... * Asks Pakistan, India to shun inhibitions Nov 29, 2005 Daily Times, ...medics, engineers and helicopter support crews helping with earthquake relief efforts ... KARACHI: Pakistan handed over the ownership of its second largest energy ... Surplus land to be used for industries Nov 26, 2005 Daily Times, Addressing Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Saturday, Omar Ahmad ... industrial estate or export processing zone in the earthquake affected areas ... The role of MQM Nov 28, 2005 HindustanTimes.com UK edition, Rivalry between these two go back to Karachi and has manifested itself even in ... first to activate its cadre to support the victims of the earthquake, and they ... Howard to visit earthquake zone Nov 22, 2005 Daily Telegraph, ...been in one of the areas close to the epicentre of the earthquake for the ... devastation of the quake, with people driving from as far away as Karachi to donate ... The earthquake that was like a nuclear bomb Nov 18, 2005 Daily Times, ...volunteers throughout the area struck by the earthquake, the US correspondent was told. The group also ran a hospital where surgeons from Karachi and Lahore ... EDITORIAL: The ‘autonomy’ option on Kashmir Nov 30, 2005 Daily Times, ...that Pakistan and India should patch up for good after the big earthquake in Kashmir. ... but also knows Urdu which he learnt at a seminary in Karachi during his ... 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 ... This year, 27,000 pilgrims from Karachi and Islamabad will fly directly ... SECOND OPINION: Now let’s all hate our foreign exchange reserves ... Nov 28, 2005 Daily Times, ...cosmetics were not good for them when the victims of the earthquake were suffering. ... Taj Haider in Karachi is taking the PPP to new depths of rightwing orthodoxy ... State Department Updates US Response to Pakistan Earthquake Nov 19, 2005 Washington File, ...supplies and 176 tons of humanitarian assistance through the port of Karachi. ... donations for relief and reconstruction in response to the South Asia earthquake. ... Bollywood, cable TV, theatres hitting Pakistani film industry hard Nov 30, 2005 Webindia123, ...into a medical care centre for victims of the Oct 8 earthquake, said restarting ... fans is on the rise in major cities including Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala and ... England weather security restraints Nov 30, 2005 Rediff, ...nerves created by a fatal bomb blast outside a restaurant in Karachi this month ... a hospital in Islamabad for victims of the October 8 earthquake, which killed ... Polycentric WSF 2006 Karachi delayed by two months Nov 24, 2005 OneWorld.net, This delay is one of the consequences brought by the earthquake that took place ... already been made in organizing the logistics for the WSF in Karachi, there are ... Bosnian medical team arrives Karachi Nov 20, 2005 Kuwait News Agency, Bosnian medical team arrived in the Pakistan city of Karachi en route to camps sheltering refugees whose homes were destroyed by a massive earthquake last month ... Pakistan’s earthquake and how we have failed humanity Nov 20, 2005 Nigeria Daily Independent, ...people rendered homeless on the northern fringe of Pakistan following the deadly earthquake. ... of the Thar Desert to the East and the port city of Karachi. ... Pakistan: Musharraf urges volunteers to help quake survivors Nov 29, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), ...contributions made by volunteers, the NGOs and people from all segments of the society, from Karachi to Khyber, towards the President's Earthquake Relief Fund ... London Post Dec 2, 2005 Organiser, ...people say there are too many disasters, but the tsunami and earthquake are natural ... Joan first spent some days in Mumbai and Karachi and then settled into the ... Chinese delegations call on PM Dec 1, 2005 Pakistan Link, ...a cheque of one million dollars for the rehabilitation of earthquake affected areas on ... with construction of 50MW Wind Park in Gharo near Karachi and Mangla Dam ... Pakistan censors 'critical' BBC coverage Nov 19, 2005 Telegraph.co.uk, ...local police, Pemra officials raided the Mast FM103 radio station in Karachi last week ... to relay programmes of analysis and comment on the earthquake to four ... Karachi-based radio station closed for broadcasting BBC earthquake ... Nov 18, 2005 Reporters without borders, The closure of Karachi-based radio station Mast FM 103 for retransmitting a BBC World Service programme in Urdu about Pakistan’s recent earthquake was a ... Pakistan censors BBC quake criticism Nov 20, 2005 United Press International ...radio station in Karachi last week, as well as two private television channels following complaints by army officers to BBC staff in the earthquake zone that ... Canadian HC meets FPCCI members Nov 24, 2005 Daily Times, ...to the earthquake disaster in Pakistan. Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, president FPCCI offered to organize catalogue show of Canadian products in Karachi, Lahore and ... Act of man Nov 19, 2005 Mathaba.Net, When the earthquake struck, the city's Civil Defence (CD) department was unable to ... Doctors came from Lahore, Karachi and other cities and set up field hospitals ... KARACHI: Insipid, listless shopping Nov 3, 2005 Daily Times, Eid shopping is a subdued affair in Karachi like elsewhere in the country because of the massive October 8 earthquake in northern Pakistan and Azad Jammu and ... KARACHI DIARY: Jet-lagged and confused —Irfan Husain Nov 13, 2005 Daily Times, Although these two have been at daggers drawn in Karachi for some time ... is clear: the humanitarian, political and economic fallout of the earthquake will be with ... Earthquake in Kashmir: don’t care, or don’t know? Nov 14, 2005 Open Democracy, ...keeps saying: “hurricane – sorry, I mean earthquake…â€?. It is hardly surprising – our arrival in Cambridge, Massachusetts from Karachi, Pakistan on 27 ... Pakistan Gets $5.4 Bln Pledges to Rebuild After Quake (Update1) Nov 19, 2005 Bloomberg Ltd. in Karachi. ``If the ... he said. The World Bank pledged $1 billion in soft loans to Pakistan for earthquake reconstruction. The ... * UN coordinator says focus should not shift from urgent relief to ... Nov 25, 2005 Daily Times, ...of the 70,000 people seriously injured in last month’s earthquake that hit ... KARACHI: More than 40 people have been diagnosed with haemorrhagic fever and are ... Three Killed in Pakistan Car Bomb Blast in Karachi (Update4) Nov 15, 2005 Bloomberg ...funds to provide relief to people affected by last month's 7.6 magnitude earthquake. To contact the reporter on this story: Haris Zamir in Karachi at hzamir ... They Bear Their Loss With Fortitude Nov 22, 2005 Arab News, I’m from Karachi but as soon as I heard the news, I set off for ... Young Sarah’s response to the earthquake, despite her three years was, “It’s from Allah ... Three people killed in car bomb explosion outside Karachi KFC Nov 15, 2005 Indian Express, KARACHI, NOVEMBER 15: A car bomb exploded outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Karachi on Tuesday ... “I thought it was an earthquake,â€? said security ... Pakistan-Musharraf Musharraf announces quake reconstruction ... Nov 19, 2005 Islamic Republic News Agency, ...procedures set by his government and coordinate with the Earthquake Reconstruction and ... He said the affluent cities of Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad can adopt ... Karachi Catholics provide family packs to quake victims Nov 3, 2005 AsiaNews.it, It “will help alleviate the sufferings of the earthquake survivorsâ€?. Karachi (AsiaNews) – Catholics’ solidarity vis-à -vis quake victims continue as ... Pagara predicts ‘political quake’ Nov 20, 2005 Daily Times, ...“[The] ‘natural’ earthquake has passed and now [a] political quake is likely in the country,â€? he said, talking to journalists at Karachi Race Club. ... MMA to soon mull initiate launching anti-govt drive: Qazi Nov 20, 2005 Online - International News Network, He said that the movement had been shelved due to the occurring earthquake, but now ... He said that Karachi was the main industrial hub of the country and some ... ACT Appeal Revision 1: Emergency Relief to South Asia Earthquake Nov 10, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), The powerful 8 October earthquake that struck northern parts of Pakistan has killed at ... been felt in many parts of NWFP, AJK, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi. ... South Asia: Earthquake Appeal No. 05EA022 Operations Update No. 13 Nov 15, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), ...massive campaign to immunize some 800,000 children affected by the earthquake in North ... 15 November, a powerful car bomb exploded in central Karachi outside an ... Blast in Karachi, 6 killed Nov 14, 2005 NDTV.com, ...in a high security area in Karachi. The attack came ahead of an international donor conference planned by Pakistan to raise funds for earthquake reconstruction ... Car bomb in Karachi kills 2 Nov 15, 2005 Swissinfo, ..."I thought it was earthquake and then I became unconscious," said ... Another KFC restaurant and a McDonald's outlet came under attack in September in Karachi. ... Balochistan govt to be provided with 2000 FC men: Sherpao Nov 23, 2005 Online - International News Network, ...he informed that two accused detained in connection of Karachi blasts had ... was sparing no efforts for early rehabilitation of the devastated earthquake affectees ... Manisha Koirala not happy with present roles, wants to do a ... Nov 20, 2005 NewKerala.com, Manisha said this while speaking to the Pakistani media in Karachi on Saturday, after her arrival to participate in a ... Seeing images of earthquake victims was ... Batch of Italian engineers arrive to help rebuilding quake-hit ... Nov 20, 2005 Online - International News Network, KARACHI: A batch of Italian engineers reached here on Sunday to help in rebuilding the earthquake struck region of Azad Kashmir. ... VIEW: Sikha Shahi II —Kamran Shafi Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, And it wasn’t the earthquake either, it was if the Almighty wanted the ... good (there being something like 10 daily flights to and from Karachi for example, and ... Car bomb explodes in Karachi Nov 15, 2005 Swissinfo, ...franchise of the global food chain owned by YUM Brands Inc, have been the targets of attacks in Karachi in recent months. "I thought it was earthquake and then ... Car bomb kills 3 outside KFC in Karachi - police Nov 15, 2005 ABC News Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside a KFC fast-food restaurant in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday ... "I thought it was an earthquake," said security ... Karachi car bomb kills 2: police Nov 15, 2005 Boston Globe, ...act of terrorism and apparently the KFC was the target," Manzoor Mughal, chief of investigation for Karachi police, told ... "I thought it was earthquake and then ... Car bomb explodes outside KFC restaurant in Karachi Nov 15, 2005 Independent, ...raise funds for victims of the devastating 8 October earthquake that killed ... September, bombs struck KFC and McDonald's restaurants in Karachi, injuring three ... Blast in Karachi, 3 killed Nov 15, 2005 NDTV.com, ...raise funds for victims of the devastating October 8 earthquake that killed ... In September, bombs struck KFC and McDonalds restaurants in Karachi, injuring three ... Blast Near KFC in Karachi Kills 2 Nov 15, 2005 New York Times, ...for extending support to Pakistan in the wake of the devastating earthquake of Oct ... said the attack was also aimed at disrupting peace in Karachi, the commercial ... Karachi blast kills 2 outside fast-food outlet Nov 15, 2005 International Herald Tribune, 8 earthquake. ... Government officials said the attack was also aimed at disrupting peace in Karachi, which is known as the commercial center of the country. ... Car bomb kills 3 outside KFC in Karachi - police Nov 15, 2005 Swissinfo, Two other Karachi KFC restaurants, a Pakistani franchise of the US global food chain owned by YUM Brands Inc ... "I thought it was an earthquake," said security ... Bomb blast near KFC in Karachi, 2 killed Nov 15, 2005 Deccan Herald, ...franchise of the global food chain owned by YUM Brands Inc, have been the targets of attacks in Karachi in recent months. ... I thought it was earthquake and then ... - By Anwar Syed Nov 25, 2005 The Asian Age, Karachi: Much is being said, and made, of the moves to soften the Line of Control ... began in April 2005 and, until a day or two before the earthquake of October 8 ... 90% of surveyed buildings lack safety measures Nov 25, 2005 Daily Times, ...to have been taken in the aftermath of the October earthquake in northern ... The survey teams comprise officials from the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA ... Business team from Pakistan to visit Belgium Nov 21, 2005 PakistanTimes.net, He said that after Karachi the Food festival will continue on Tuesday and ... participation of his country in relief and rescue operation of earthquake hit areas ... More military funds committed for Pakistan quake relief Nov 21, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), 176 tons of humanitarian assistance through the port of Karachi, officials said ... 9, President Bush praised servicemembers supporting earthquake-relief efforts in ... Security boosted after Karachi blast Nov 16, 2005 Independent Online, Karachi - Police in Pakistan's largest city on Wednesday were investigating an ethnic ... security was boosted ahead of a donors' conference for earthquake victims ... Islamists blamed as Karachi bomb kills three people Nov 16, 2005 Globe and Mail, ..."I thought it was an earthquake," security guard ... The restaurant was closed at the time, but the street, one of Karachi's busiest, was full of people arriving ... Car Bomb Kills 3 Outside KFC in Karachi Nov 15, 2005 Arab News, ...bombing.â€?. Karachi has been wracked by terrorist attacks in recent years. Previous ... Oct. 8 earthquake that killed about 86,000 people. Hundreds ... Car bomb outside KFC in Karachi kills 2 - police Nov 15, 2005 NewKerala.com, ...franchise of the global food chain owned by YUM Brands Inc , have been the targets of attacks in Karachi in recent months ... 'I THOUGHT IT WAS EARTHQUAKE' A senior ... Car bomb kills 3 in Karachi Nov 15, 2005 Daily Times, Some were later referred to Civil Hospital Karachi and PNS Shifa with severe burns. ... “It felt as if an earthquake had struck.â€?. ... Earthquake relief: US watchdog pulls up Pakistan Nov 16, 2005 Newindpress, ...of the BBC from broadcasting two daily 30-minute "earthquake specials" produced ... allegedly seized equipment from one of the local partner's Karachi offices and ... Terror from Amman to Karachi Nov 15, 2005 Asia Times Online, ...the presence of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and US troops in the earthquake disaster-struck ... Tuesday's car bomb attack in Karachi is one of them. ... KARACHI: Eid shopping boosts shoe sales Nov 3, 2005 Daily Times, Shoe. He said due to the earthquake customers had been few and far behind, but after 20th of Ramadan sales started picking up. Muzammil ... Ordinary Pakistanis eager to aid earthquake survivors Nov 15, 2005 Seattle Times, In these valleys near the epicenter of Pakistan's earthquake, industrialist Nauman ... were traffic jams for 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), from Karachi to the ... 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. Islamic Relief Islamic Relief (IR) is an international relief and development charity, which aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people. It is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by Dr Hany El Banna. 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