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Kashmir

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

Stars all set for Whittington winner 04 Dec 2005
Luton Today, ...year's show. Councillor Haji Abid is continuing his appeal to help the four million people made homeless by the Kashmir earthquake. ...

Sonia to visit J&K quake-hit areas 04 Dec 2005
Newindpress, ...ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day visit to the earthquake-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir from December ...

Warmth in the Kashmir snow: justice on fast track for quake ... 04 Dec 2005
Indian Express, GHARKOOT (JAMMU AND KASHMIR), DECEMBER 3: Daulet Bee stands silently as a judge pores ... widow had been dropped from the list of October 8 earthquake victims and ...

Hillwalkers help quake-hit Kashmir 04 Dec 2005
Scotsman, Details of a project to send teams of hillwalkers from across the globe to earthquake-hit Kashmir this winter have been unveiled. ...

world in brief Money sought to continue airlift in earthquake zone 04 Dec 2005
Indianapolis Star, 8 quake, which killed 87,000 people in Pakistan and India. Most of the deaths from the magnitude-7.6 temblor were in Kashmir. Tehran ...

Children die as winter snow sweeps quake valleys 04 Dec 2005
The Observer, Seven weeks after the earthquake on 8 October that devastated this remote region of ... 90 per cent of the 420,000 tents handed out in Pakistani Kashmir were no ...

Relief & rehabilitation for quake victims shall be main focus in ... 04 Dec 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), Speaker Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mr. Tara Chand has said that relief, rehabilitation and re-construction measures for earthquake affected people ...

No relief activities initiated in Neelum Valley so far : Ishaq ... 04 Dec 2005
PakTribune.com, Azad Kashmir Sahibzada Ishaq Zaffar has expressed concern over uninitiated relief activities in Neelum Valley after passing of two months of the earthquake and ...

Indo-Pak bond in a Kashmir marriage 04 Dec 2005
Economic Times, ...served�, says Maqsud, a relative of the groom Ishtiyaq who is studying at the university of Kashmir. ... In fact, the marriage was the outcome of the earthquake. ...

Import of mild steel allowed from India 04 Dec 2005
Daily Times, ...steel structure houses, buildings for official use and other purposes in the earthquake-affected areas of the NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, an official told ...

American help to stricken Muslims scores points, but doesn't erase ... 04 Dec 2005
San Diego Union Tribune, ...helicopters were back in the sky, along with an Army field hospital and construction battalion, when an earthquake ravaged Muslim-dominated Kashmir, and the ...

Rehabilitation process could take 3-4 years : Shujaat 04 Dec 2005
Online - International News Network, ...to four months, to benefit families whose bread earners got killed in the earthquake. ... families were living in the quake affected zone of Azad Kashmir and North ...

Turkey to construct 10 school in quake-hit areas 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, ...house 500 students in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP ... support in relief, rescue, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the earthquake-affected areas ...

SURVIVORS ... BUT FOR HOW LONG? 04 Dec 2005
Sunday Herald, Waqar was the first of the earthquake survivors in his village along the Neelum ... many citizens of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province and Kashmir lived on ...

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. ...

Shujaat unveils adopt-a-family programme 04 Dec 2005
Khaleej Times, ...families were living in the quake affected zone of Azad Kashmir and North ... more three million directly affected by the October 8 earthquake, especially women and ...

Newspapers and former players hail Pak victory 04 Dec 2005
Newindpress, ...the victory ``as something to cheer about with the Nation still recovering from the devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of ...

A Transformative NATO 04 Dec 2005
Washington Post, ...the force mounted a much larger emergency air bridge to move 2,000 tons of supplies and 300 NATO troops to help earthquake victims in Pakistan and Kashmir. ...

CPI(M) Call For Ensuring LF Victory 04 Dec 2005
People's Democracy Jugal Debbarma, Comrade Laxmi Bisweswari Jamatia, all divisional committee members or former DCMs of the Party, the victims of earthquake in Kashmir, in either ...

Kashmir earthquake fails to advance India-Pakistan cooperation Nov 28, 2005
Asian Tribune, In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Kashmir on October 8, there was a flurry of speculation by political figures and the media in India and Pakistan ...

After the Kashmir Earthquake, Who's Watching Out For Post ... Nov 21, 2005
New California Media, Why did this earthquake have to happen now? What was God thinking? ... With the magnitude of the earthquake, there will be essentially an epidemic of PTSD. ...

Musharraf criticises response to Kashmir earthquake Nov 4, 2005
Gorey Echo, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has criticised differences in the international responses to last month's earthquake in Kashmir and the south Asian ...

Kashmir Earthquake Survivors Receive Continued Aid from ADRA Nov 17, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues its efforts to provide aid for the survivors of the South Asian earthquake, providing medicine ...

The Kashmir earthquake: Pakistan failures on the road to disaster Nov 9, 2005
Independent, Time is running out for Yassir Batt. A month on from the Kashmir earthquake, he still has no shelter to sleep under. When night ...

Jammu & Kashmir earthquake: Mission report of rapid health ... Nov 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...was on-going in all the districts of Kashmir for the following diseases/syndromes-fever, diarrhea, jaundice and ARI. Following the earthquake daily reporting ...

Earthquake in Kashmir: don’t care, or don’t know? Nov 14, 2005
Open Democracy, The Kashmir earthquake has already claimed more than 79,000 lives according to official figures; unofficial estimates put the number closer to 100,000. ...

Death toll from Kashmir earthquake rises to 87,350 Nov 8, 2005
Unison.ie (subscription), The official death toll from last month's earthquake in Kashmir has risen to at least 87,350 following a new assessment of casualties in the Pakistani part of ...

SEEDS Kashmir earthquake response - 2 Nov 2005 Nov 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), SEEDS dispatched its first relief and assessment team to Poonch on 09 October. The team was the first external team to reach Poonch ...

Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Traumatized ... Dec 1, 2005
DG News LOS ANGELES, CA -- December 1, 2005 -- Young survivors of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami, Kashmir earthquake, Gulf Coast hurricanes and other natural ...

Psychotherapy for PTSD Among Traumatized Adolescents After Natural ... Nov 30, 2005
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Young survivors of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami, Kashmir earthquake, Gulf Coast hurricanes and other natural disasters face high risk of ...

Vital aid 'is too slow to save victims of quake' Nov 29, 2005
Scotsman, DELAYS in vital supplies reaching victims of the Kashmir earthquake have been criticised by an Edinburgh charity providing aid. ...

Kashmir Earthquake Survivors Receive Continued Aid from ADRA Nov 17, 2005
Adventist Press Service APD, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues its efforts to provide aid for the survivors of the South Asian earthquake, providing medicine ...

Lok Adalats settle claims of earthquake victims in Kashmir Dec 3, 2005
Webindia123, ...who have expressed dissatisfaction with the way relief and rehabilitation work is being carried out in many earthquake ravaged areas in Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Olive green, black hole Dec 2, 2005
Indian Express, In India, whether it is a flood, earthquake or tsunami, the arrival of ... the most extensive network of establishments and infrastructure on that side of Kashmir. ...

Young victims of natural disasters need psychotherapy Dec 1, 2005
Webindia123, A new study by UCLA researchers has found that young survivors of last year's Tsunami, Kashmir earthquake, Gulf Coast hurricanes and other natural disasters ...

Terrorists Shaken by Earthquake Nov 22, 2005
Strategy Page November 22, 2005: The Kashmir earthquake has changed the military and political relationships between India and Pakistan. Both ...

‘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. ...

The politics of earthquake Dec 3, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), People of dissected Kashmir - one occupied and the other pre-occupied have witnessed the worst ever disaster and we are ... Oct 8 earthquake has shaken all of us. ...

NATO to begin clearing Kashmir quake rubble next week Dec 3, 2005
Khaleej Times, ...has to first transport the equipment to the forward areas in Kashmir, followed by ... population build shelters in the areas, ravaged by the October 8 earthquake. ...

Pakistan Earthquake Survivors Face Shortfall in Aid, Oxfam Says Nov 14, 2005
Bloomberg 15 (Bloomberg) -- Survivors of the Kashmir earthquake are facing the prospect of aid supplies being halted as the United Nations-led relief effort runs out of ...

Concert, fashion show in UK to raise funds for quake victims Dec 2, 2005
Mumbai Mirror, ...participate in a one-day concert at the Royal Albert Hall here on December 13 to raise funds for relief of the earthquake victims in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir. ...

Army starts ferry service in Azad Kashmir Dec 2, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), repair work on three bridges near Patika and Ghori, which were badly damaged in the Oct 8 earthquake, was continuing ...

Raising funds for afar Nov 20, 2005
In-Forum (subscription), The Caravan to Kashmir Earthquake Relief Benefit was planned to bring awareness to the critical need for help as winter arrives in the stricken area. ...

Report on seismic survey by January 15 Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, ...codes will be formulated to make future buildings earthquake resistant, Federal ... The Azad Jammu and Kashmir and North West Frontier Province governments are ...

The North Face team is in Srinagar: "We are literally racing ... Dec 2, 2005
Mounteverest, ...net) The North Face gear outfitter's response to the earthquake situation in ... Srinagar, enroute to quake-affected mountain areas in Indian Kashmir, where they ...

Heavy landslides likely in summer Dec 2, 2005
Gulf Times, LAHORE: Quake survivors have been warned against heavy landslides in Kashmir and North ... deep fissures and wide cracks of rocks caused by the recent earthquake. ...

Measles outbreak in quake-hit PaK Dec 3, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), ...district health officer Sardar Mahmood Ahmed Khan told Greater Kashmir on Saturday. The problem was reported from a squalid camp of earthquake survivors near ...

Lok Adalat for earthquake victims held Dec 3, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), Jammu, December 03 (INFO) – As a part of free Legal Services Programme for earthquake victims of district Poonch, 10 th Lok Adalat was held at panchayat ghar ...

Hundreds seek treatment for cold-related ailments in PoK Dec 2, 2005
Outlook (subscription), Hundreds of survivors of the huge earthquake in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have sought treatment for cold-related ailments following a cold snap, hospital ...

Faces we can't forget Dec 3, 2005
Electric New Paper, Ishak's many assignments abroad had he encountered anything like the aftermath of this earthquake. Nearly a month had passed since the quake ravaged Kashmir. ...

Hundreds more earthquake survivors Dec 1, 2005
Ireland Online, ...and nearly nine million kilos of humanitarian aid has been unloaded by the US Air Force in relief operations in earthquake-ravaged Pakistani Kashmir, the US ...

Pakistani Christians expelled from their homes Dec 3, 2005
American Thinker, Christians are being expelled from their homes in Pakistan to make room for victims of the earthquake that hit Kashmir and the northwestern region of the ...

Editorial: Fund to Save Lives Dec 1, 2005
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, In 2005, no less than 30 million people have become victims of one or other of these tragedies, only the latest of which has been the Kashmir earthquake. ...

It took five years to miss this chance to tackle Scotland’s ... Nov 19, 2005
Sunday Herald, In our short attention-span lives, the Kashmir earthquake is already history. It’s over isn’t it, the cynics say, when the subject is raised in the media. ...

South Asia Earthquake: Fact Sheet #28 (FY 2006) Dec 1, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), The USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor and a representative from USAID/India conducted a post-earthquake visit to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir November 15 and 16 in ...

Shah's mission to quake zone Dec 3, 2005
Cambridge Evening News, Shah Sayed of St Thomas' Square, Cambridge, who was born in Kashmir, has already flown out once to the earthquake-struck area with BA, who allowed him and ...

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

IDB ups amount for quake reconstruction Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, ...urgent assistance amount allocated to Pakistan from $251.6 million to $501.6 million for reconstruction in earthquake-hit areas in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir. ...

UN seeks aid boost from oil-rich nations Dec 1, 2005
Independent, The UN has been encouraged to ask for more partly by the responses this year to calamities such as the Asian tsunami, the Kashmir earthquake and hurricanes. ...

Quake Relief Falls Short of Katrina Effort Nov 3, 2005
Columbia Daily Spectator, Here at Columbia, Umara Saleem, BC ’07, has spearheaded the Kashmir earthquake relief effort through the Organization of Pakistani Students. ...

Rugby club helps earthquake fund Nov 9, 2005
North Devon Gazette & Advertiser, Players, members and supporters of Bideford Rugby Football Club have made a major effort to support victims of the Kashmir Earthquake fund by raising enough ...

Pakistan: Relief, rehabilitation activities continue unhindered ... Dec 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Despite weather hazards the relief activities continue in earthquake affected areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP. According to ISPR ...

Fund-raising dinner for victims of earthquake Nov 30, 2005
Meath Chronicle, Meath branch of ‘Irish Friends of Pakistan’ is to play its part in raising funds to help the earthquake-stricken people and children of an area of Kashmir. ...

Call off the dogs Nov 30, 2005
Jawa Report, Rumors of Osama's death in the Kashmir earthquake are nothing new and nothing secret. I had heard this a long time ago and it's ...

This Week's Happenings Nov 30, 2005
Martha's Vineyard Times, Traditional Indian Feast and dancing to World Beat Band. Benefits Pakistan/Kashmir earthquake relief. $35. Reservations. 508-696-1917. ...

The globalisation of Islamic Relief Nov 29, 2005
Open Democracy, This story came back to me as images from the Kashmir earthquake cascaded through the television screen in October 2005. There was ...

Joining the mercy flights Dec 3, 2005
ic Berkshire.co.uk, ...to improve the lives of thousands of survivors of a devastating earthquake. Tejinder Singh arrived in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-run Kashmir, last week ...

Church Supports Blanket Programme for Kashmir Kids Dec 1, 2005
Scoop.co.nz (press release), St Matthew-in-the-City is supporting the Buy a Blanket campaign to respond to the victims of the earthquake in Kashmir. Launched ...

Fear of harsh winter in Kashmir village Dec 1, 2005
NDTV.com, After the October 8 earthquake in Kashmir people in the state say winter weather is their biggest challenge. For villagers in less ...

Kashmir issue must be resolved bilaterally, say retired soldiers Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, Akhtar said that NATO had no role to play in the Indo-Pak peace process, Kashmir dispute and post-earthquake scenario in Kashmir. ...


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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.

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.

Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care.

Oxfam International
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- (800) HELP-NOW
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