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Multan

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

Marks out of ten - Pakistan 04 Dec 2005
CricInfo.com, They weren't expected to win yet could, conceivably, have won the series 3-0. They hung in at Multan for last-day steal but from thereon, improved with almost ...

Kaneria describes Flintoff wicket as one of the best of his career 04 Dec 2005
Khaleej Times, Kaneria was also instrumental in Pakistan’s 22-run win in the first Test in Multan by taking four wickets on the final day. In ...

Pak-Turk foundation to set up schools in quake areas 04 Dec 2005
Daily Times, ...visited Muzaffarabad to express solidarity with the October 8 earthquake victims. ... than 350 students in its Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and Multan branches of ...

England team spirit weathers security restraints Nov 30, 2005
Daily Times, ...victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake, which killed more than 73,000 people, while some dropped in on a children’s orphanage in Multan. ...

Meetings on AHAN projects Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, The third meeting is scheduled at Multan on Dec 22 to review the recommendations ... on the occasion for economic revival of the SMEs in earthquake-affected areas. ...

England weather security restraints Nov 30, 2005
Rediff, ...hospital in Islamabad for victims of the October 8 earthquake, which killed more than 73,000 people, while some dropped in on a children's orphanage in Multan. ...

Men who chopped off sister’s legs arrested Nov 27, 2005
Daily Times, ...year, said Munazza Hashmi, the Citizen Commission for Human Rights (CCHR) Multan Chapter chief ... He said landslides have continued since the October 8 earthquake.

Pakistan: Punjab government to provide help to earthquake victims ... Nov 20, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Multan, Sialkot, Rawalpindi , Faisalabad and Gujranwala-- who left here today to participate in the relief and reconstruction campaign of the earthquake ...

Pakistan: An earthquake story for Thanksgiving - missing family ... Nov 24, 2005
K2climb.net, It was right after the earthquake that killed 75,000 people, and the family had been out ... She is from Multan, Pakistan and is wife of a Canadian man, teacher in ...

England cricketers record song, proceeds to quake victims Nov 22, 2005
Sify, ...by their Test defeat against Pakistan in Multan, England players are playing good Samaritans once again, this time recording a song to help earthquake victims. ...

The far pavilions: Pakistan's dusty fields are fertile ground for ... Nov 19, 2005
Independent, ...of terrorism in some places and the catastrophic aftermath of the earthquake make for a ... matches are attended by few: the standing joke at the Multan Test last ...

England team spirit weathers security restraints Nov 30, 2005
GG2.net, ...hospital in Islamabad for victims of the October 8 earthquake, which killed more than 73,000 people, while some dropped in on a children`s orphanage in Multan. ...

264 companies registered in October Nov 25, 2005
Daily Times, The CRO Faisalabad registered 14 companies and Peshawar, Multan, Quetta and Sukkur CROs ... overall sluggish activity in Ramadan and due to the earthquake in the ...

Karachi-based radio station closed for broadcasting BBC earthquake ... Nov 18, 2005
Reporters without borders, ...the station retransmitted a special programmme on the recent earthquake in northern ... news bulletins by Mast FM 103 in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. ...

The 'Puss' @ Lahore 1 Nov 29, 2005
sportnetwork.net, Money raised by the charity event will go to the Earthquake fund. ... the opportunity to tell all those England fans within earshot, who were not in Multan, what I ...

NWFP Senior Minister lauds Turkey’s assistance for quake ... Nov 25, 2005
Pakistan Link, ...government of Turkey for extending generous assistance for earthquake affectees ... and Colleges including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Khairpur, Multan, Quetta, and ...

Pak-Eng 2nd test match: 1 injured in cylinder blast in Iqbal ... Nov 21, 2005
PakTribune.com, ...for Rs 300,000. Also Rs 300,000 was given by the English team officials to DCO Multan Iftiqar Babur for the victims of earthquake.

Heat's on Bell in call for spin Nov 5, 2005
Telegraph.co.uk, Virender Sehwag launch a historic series with a thunderous triple century in Multan. ... on swings and slides, it seemed a world away from the earthquake zone, not ...

Three of a family die as roof caves in in Multan Nov 21, 2005
Daily Times, MULTAN: Three members of a family including two children died and two others ... Defence officer Shahid Pervez said that after the October 8 earthquake, he had ...

40 teams of skilled manpower sent to affected areas Nov 12, 2005
Daily Times, Stadium on Saturday, which would visit the October 8 earthquake affected areas. ... would be despatched from Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore and Multan soon ...

Pakistan’s stunning victory over England Nov 17, 2005
Daily Times, ...be humbled by a determined side on their day, and that is what happened in Multan. ... nation an occasion to celebrate and to take off a bit of its earthquake gloom ...

England team bat auctioned for quake victims Nov 17, 2005
Webindia123, ...country. In a fund-raising dinner in Multan, officials collected Rs 2.8 million for the survivors of the earthquake. England and ...

England squad arrives in city for three-day game against Pakistan ... Nov 3, 2005
Daily Times, ...take on the tourists in the first Test starting from November 12 in Multan. ... were also part of a fund-raising campaign for Pakistan’s earthquake victims in ...

SEC registers 264 companies Nov 25, 2005
PakTribune.com, CRO Faisalabad registered 14 companies while Peshawar, Multan, Quetta and Sukkur CROs registered ... month of Ramadan and due to the 8 October`s earthquake in the ...

174-member delegation from Pakistan reaches Israel Nov 13, 2005
PakistanTimes.net, ...due to earthquake and situation in Palestine. Maulana Ajmal Qadri, chief of a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam faction, in a press conference at Multan early this month ...

Letters may be edited for length and clarity Nov 14, 2005
Daily Times, I also believe that ‘spectators’ bringing huge England flags to the Multan cricket ground ... not done their bit for the victims of the October 8 earthquake? ...

Flintoff look forward to return to cricket fields against Pakistan Nov 5, 2005
PakistanTimes.net, Both were also part of a fund raising campaign for Pakistan's earthquake victims in Dubai and UAE last week. ... The first Test starts at Multan from November 12. ...

England wait on Trescothick Nov 17, 2005
Telegraph.co.uk, But Trescothick, given his experience and brilliance in Multan, where he made 193 out of ... for a DVD aimed at raising funds for Pakistan's earthquake relief and ...

Strauss's patience essential standby Nov 5, 2005
Scotsman, ...back to serious business on Saturday with the start of the first Test in Multan. ... tightened in the midst of civil unrest caused by the recent earthquake and the ...

Collingwood likely to be preferred to Bell for Test Nov 4, 2005
Times Online, ...and barring injuries the alternative will be the same, no doubt, at Multan a week ... fashion out of sympathy for the stricken survivors of the earthquake in the ...

Theatre of the Oppressed Festival: Documentary and three plays ... Nov 15, 2005
Daily Times, Theatre from Jafferabad did a play on karokari and Multan Theatre group ... The documentaries were on the earthquake disaster by Muneez Jahangir that portrayed the ...

IRC holding theatre festival at NCA Nov 12, 2005
Daily Times, Documentaries on the earthquake and social issues will be displayed during ... Mandwa Theatre Group (Lahore), Saher Theatre Group (Jafferabad), Multan Theatre Group ...

Flintoff, Harmison joins Eng squad in Pak Nov 3, 2005
Supersport, Both were also part of a fund-raising campaign for Pakistan's earthquake victims in Dubai last week. ... The first test starts at Multan on November 12.

Osama: Dead Again Nov 5, 2005
uruknet.info, ..."A Pakistani newspaper Ausaf published from Multan has reported ... we have not heard much from the former CIA asset, Shrader tells us "the earthquake in Pakistan ...

Rocca appreciates Punjab’s social sector reforms Nov 16, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...one billion in Multan and services of international experts in this field will be ... medical teams and helicopters for the rescue and relief of earthquake victims ...

All-rounder ready to fire Nov 6, 2005
The Herald, ...that far behind England and Australia, and we can definitely run the English close in the series [which begins in Multan on Saturday]. ... The earthquake which has ...


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The Pakistani Red Crescent
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Islamic Relief
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