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Mirpur

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

Families enjoy the entertainment as museum puts on more of a show 10 Oct 2005
Sheffield Today, ...in the earthquake.". Former Sheffield councillor Choudry Walayat fears for the safety of his brother and other relatives in the Kashmiri community of Mirpur. ...

City is united by quake appeal 10 Oct 2005
ic Birmingham.co.uk, ...heard about the earthquake on Saturday. He said: "I was very worried when we heard about it because my brother-in-law's family still lives in Mirpur, in Azad ...

Kashmir sits on a highly volatile zone 10 Oct 2005
The Statesman, 9. — Though yesterday’s massive earthquake is stated to be the ... V, Gilgit, Chilas, Gilgit Wazarat, Muzaffarabad, Punch, Anantnag, Mirpur, Riasi, Udhampur ...

Mother Nature’s dance of fury 10 Oct 2005
The Statesman, From the air, the devastation wrecked by yesterday’s South Asia earthquake looks bad ... In Mirpur, only the heads of children killed by the falling minarets are ...

Local News 10 Oct 2005
Halifax Today, ...was today mourning the loss of two relatives in the Pakistan earthquake. ... The majority of Halifax's Pakistani community come originally from Mirpur, in Kashmir ...

Close British Muslim links with Kashmir quake zone 10 Oct 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...to assist in relief efforts for victims of the devastating earthquake that struck ... that there are some 700,000 from Kashmir, mostly from the Mirpur region. ...

Director relieved to know staff in Pakistan safe Oct 8, 2005
Malaysia Star, ...the Malaysian High Commission in Islamabad reported no Malaysian casualties in the earthquake. ... Liberty Power, which operates a power plant in Mirpur Mathelo in ...

Kashmir hit by major quake after 120 yrs Oct 8, 2005
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), This earthquake caused widespread devastation in Srinagar and other parts of the ... Chilas, Gilgit Wazarat, Muzaffarabad, Punch, Islamabad, Mirpur, Riasi, Udhampur ...

Quake claims 25 lives in Pakistan, two in Afghanistan, heavy ... Oct 8, 2005
NewKerala.com, According to reports a mosque minaret and wall collapsed in Mirpur. A schools building in Taxila has also collapsed. ... “The earthquake measured 7.6 on the open ...


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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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