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Please note: these pages are no longer being updated PunjabA 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Punjab .Online - International News Network, ...constructing the basic infrastructure there, while the government of Punjab has started ... Unveiling a programme to adopt an earthquake victim family by donating ... Shujaat unveils adopt-a-family programme 04 Dec 2005 Khaleej Times, Shujaat Hussain yesterday unveiled a programme to adopt an earthquake victim family ... the basic infrastructure there, while the government of Punjab has started ... Heavy landslides likely in summer Dec 2, 2005 Gulf Times, The warning came from Punjab University’s Centre for Earthquake Studies and Geology Department director Dr Umar Farooq here on Thursday who was speaking at a ... Iran, Pakistan closer after earthquake: minister Dec 1, 2005 Islamic Republic News Agency, Pakistan's earthquake on October 8 has brought the brotherly nations of Pakistan and Iran ... up Ashiyana project in the town of Hattiyan in eastern Punjab province ... South Asia Earthquake: Fact Sheet #28 (FY 2006) Dec 1, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Muzaffarabad, the capital of ... areas are the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Northern Punjab, and Pakistani ... Visa restrictions no damper on Indo-Pak Expo Dec 1, 2005 The Tribune, He appealed to Punjabis to contribute generously for earthquake affected in Pakistan. Mr Zahirudin, Minister for Works and Commerce Pakistan, Punjab, was guest ... Pakistan: Punjab will provide every help to earthquake affected Nov 30, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), Muhammad Ijaz Shafi has said that Punjab Government is providing medical, shelter and financial assistance to the earthquake survivors of Azad Kashmir and NWFP ... Musharraf’s uniform should not be made a political issue: CM Dec 1, 2005 Daily Times, Pakistan’s progress and responsible for restoring democracy, said Punjab Chief Minister ... themselves did nothing for people nor the October 8 earthquake victims ... PTI stops political activity for now Dec 1, 2005 Daily Times, ...had begun in the earthquake-hit areas and the earthquake victims needed shelter ... about the reorganisation of PTI’s Lahore chapter, PTI Punjab President Admiral ... Azad calls on Punjab CM Nov 28, 2005 Outlook (subscription), ...and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad called on his Punjab counterpart Capt ... government in the hour of crises following the devastating earthquake in his ... Pakistan: Punjab government to provide help to earthquake victims ... Nov 20, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), Gen. (R) Khalid Maqbool said Sunday that the government and people of Punjab would continue to extend every possible help to the earthquake stricken people of ... Golden palanquin arrives from India Nov 29, 2005 Daily Times, He said the people of Indian Punjab were grieved by the earthquake in northern Pakistan and they wanted more openings along the Line of Control. ... Palki reaches Nankana Sahib Nov 30, 2005 The Tribune, ...his thanks to Capt Singh for extending help to the earthquake victim, hoped ... He added that Punjab Government would extend all courtesies to all those Pakistanis ... Donor conference’s success is President Musharraf’s: Elahi Nov 27, 2005 Daily Times, He said the Punjab government had generously donated to relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims. The chief minister said ... Govt policies attract foreign investment Nov 27, 2005 Pakistan Link, LAHORE, Nov 27 : Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said that due ... German government for the relief and assistance provided for earthquake survivors and ... Palanquin carrying Sikh scripture to move to Pak Tuesday Nov 28, 2005 Rediff, Workers of Punjab and Benaras, having long experience in gold plating and floral designs ... to be done on October 24, but due to the devastating earthquake in the ... Wheat-sowing area decreases by 16% Nov 28, 2005 Daily Times, In the NWFP the slight decrease in wheat sowing area is primarily due to the earthquake, according to the official. In Punjab the targeted area was 6,403 ... NATO doing relief only: Musharraf Nov 28, 2005 Daily Times, Being the biggest university of the province, the Punjab University was given the task ... of Art and Design’s students depicting the plight of earthquake victims ... Pak abetting terrorism in J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad Nov 28, 2005 Rediff, ...to a question regarding the damage caused by the October 8 earthquake, Azad said ... Azad also extended invitation to Punjab industrialists to set up units in the ... Textbooks for quake-hit areas: Tax exemption on import of paper ... Nov 28, 2005 Daily Times, ...stamp each textbook that it has been specially printed for earthquake-affected areas ... The chairmen of the Punjab and NWFP textbooks boards agreed to cooperate ... WASHINGTON DIARY: The third Punjab —Dr Manzur Ejaz Nov 22, 2005 Daily Times, Unlike the politicians of Chandigarh (capital of East Punjab) and Lahore, Mr Grewal ... hand, Mr Grewal helped raise $1.5 million for the earthquake victims: most ... Foreign investment strengthening economy: Elahi Nov 26, 2005 Daily Times, ...of government’s effective policies has improved its economy, said Punjab Chief Minister ... The German government would help the October 8 earthquake victims, he ... 15.2 million children to be administered polio drops in Punjab Nov 24, 2005 PakTribune.com, LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed said that the government ... preventive & treatment) was also being provided to the earthquake victims, specially ... PML-N, PPP will contest elections under ARD banner Dec 1, 2005 Daily Times, Talking to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab President Qasim Zia, who telephoned ... over the tragic loss of life in the October 8 earthquake, he urged ... 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. ... Government of Pakistan has confirmed that campsites in Punjab are being assessed and set up for ... President underlines importance of democracy within political ... Dec 1, 2005 Pakistan Link, ...a cheque of twenty-one million rupees for President's Earthquake Relief Fund ... The delegation included Punjab Law Minister Raja Muhammad Basharat , President PML ... Corps commander urges psychological treatment of earthquake ... Nov 21, 2005 Daily Times, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and inquired after the earthquake victims admitted ... students of Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, met with Punjab Governor Lt ... Pakistan: Musharraf urges volunteers to help quake survivors Nov 29, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), ...ceremony of the NVM universities chapter, organised by the Punjab University at the ... the world community responded promptly soon after the earthquake havoc, and ... SAMOSA to hold annual Diwali festival Dec 2, 2005 Villanovan (subscription), The first is Bhangra, a traditional form of dance from Punjab. ... Part of the proceeds will go to earthquake relief in India and Pakistan. ... Punjab govt stops depts from receiving earthquake funds Nov 12, 2005 Daily Times, GUJRANWALA: The Punjab government has stopped all government departments from receiving funds for earthquake survivors, a press release said on Saturday. ... VIEW: Sikha Shahi II —Kamran Shafi Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, ...jet by the chief minister of Punjab (which he bought of course, after the hangar “fellâ€? on the previous plane! And it wasn’t the earthquake either, it ... Buildings 105 schools, colleges declared dangerous Nov 23, 2005 Pakistan Link, ...by the City District Government’s Education Wing, on the direction of Punjab Minister for Education Imran Masood after the Oct. 8 monster earthquake. ... 1,500 Sikhs cross over to Pakistan for pilgrimage Nov 29, 2005 Hindustan Times, ...in the eastern Pakistani town of Nankana Sahib, but an earthquake that devastated ... Parvez Elahi, the top elected leader of Pakistan's Punjab province, was on ... Elahi wants monitoring system in all departments Nov 22, 2005 Daily Times, The process of despatching relief goods to the October 8 earthquake affected areas is at full swing and 79 more trucks have been sent on Punjab Chief Minister ... Pakistan supports self-governance in Kashmir, says Aziz Nov 29, 2005 Daily Times, Balloki Power Plant was the first major project initiated after the earthquake. ... Punjab Governor Lt General Khalid Maqbool, Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi ... British museum gets Bengali scroll painting on 9/11 Nov 26, 2005 Hindustan Times, The museum also has in its collection other modern scrolls, which include the Gujarat earthquake of 2001 and ... Born in Punjab, India, he was brought up in Glasgow ... Musharraf urges youths to stop hate-mongers: Varsities chapter of ... Nov 28, 2005 Pakistan Dawn, The ceremony, attended by students from different universities of Punjab, was held to ... challenge (posed by devastation caused by the Oct 8 earthquake) into an ... - By Ramesh Ramachandran Nov 28, 2005 The Asian Age, ...differences persisted on certain issues, like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, human rights ... Kashmir to the delegation with particular focus on earthquake relief and ... Anglican Communion Head Highlights Christian Solidarity ... Nov 26, 2005 Christian Post, ...moved to see how efficiently the displaced victims of the earthquake disaster are ... settlements in Sangla Hill, west of Lahore, capital of Punjab province two ... Govt should refuse soft loans: Imran Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, ...not access the earthquake-hit areas which ordinary people could reach. PTI Central President Air Martial (r) Shahid Zulfiqar, PTI Punjab President Admiral (r ... Elahi calls Donors’ Conference a success Nov 20, 2005 Daily Times, The chief minister said the Punjab government had sent relief goods worth Rs 2 billion to earthquake-hit areas so far and the process of relief supplies to ... ‘Support a family’ to be launched in December, says Elahi Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, ...government will launch its ‘support a family’ programme in the first week of December to help October 8 earthquake victims, said Punjab Chief Minister ... * Criticises West for earthquake aid shortfall Nov 6, 2005 Daily Times, ...is a welcome move that will free up money for earthquake victims, said ... ahead of the cricket Test match between Pakistan and England, Punjab government sources ... Sikh committee to deliberate on replacing marble palanquin Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, 15, but the idea was dropped in the aftermath of the October 8 earthquake. ... and we will only facilitate members of the delegation, said Punjab Information and ... ‘Seeds of Peace’ Lahore volunteers to help quake victims Nov 20, 2005 Daily Times, ...to help in collecting fund to set up a 300-bed hospital in the earthquake-hit area of Muzaffarabad. Mubasher is also scheduled to meet Punjab Governor Lt Gen (r ... Sant Baba meets CM – presents relief for earthquake Nov 16, 2005 Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), ...atta, suger and tea and 10 tonnes of rice besides medicines from Punjab for the ... the relief items to Poonch area for distribution amongst the earthquake affected ... Govt plans to make artificial limbs for earthquake victims Nov 6, 2005 Daily Times, LAHORE: The government plans to make artificial limbs to rehabilitate the earthquake injured, Punjab Cooperatives Minister Col (r) Malik Muhammad Anwar said ... Rain, snow predicted in quake-hit areas in 48 hrs Nov 25, 2005 Online - International News Network, Upper Punjab and Kashmir in next couple of days. Due to this weather system rain and thunderstorm with snow over high mountains likely in earthquake affected ... Donors want improvement in tax recovery Nov 22, 2005 Gulf Times, ...up a gigantic task of rehabilitation and reconstruction after the October 8 earthquake. ... of agricultural income tax is hardly Rs1bn that is mostly from Punjab. ... Quake has helped bridge border divide: Kashmiris Nov 20, 2005 Gulf Times, But the devastation caused by the earthquake forced suspension of the service. ... to travel hundreds of miles south and cross the frontier in the Punjab region or ... Across the great divide Nov 20, 2005 Daily Times, ...to travel hundreds of miles south and cross the frontier in the Punjab region or ... if they are building bridges, it is only because of the earthquake,â€? she said ... 40 teams of skilled manpower sent to affected areas Nov 12, 2005 Daily Times, They said that 40 medical teams of the Punjab Health Department were working in the earthquake areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... - By Anwar Syed Nov 25, 2005 The Asian Age, First, the devastation wrought by the earthquake in Pakistani Kashmir is ... came to Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, and other larger towns in Punjab. ... Pak party demands dignified return of Bhutto, Nawaz Nov 27, 2005 Rediff, ...situation in Pakistan and relief works undertaken in the earthquake-hit areas ... Former chief minister of Punjab and Pakistan Muslim League (N) President Shahbaz ... Top PPP leadership converges in London for a crucial meeting Nov 26, 2005 Khaleej Times, ...plans to launch a programme for rehabilitation of the earthquake affected people ... The leaderships in Punjab and NWFP have also come under severe criticism for ... Pakistan edition of Punjab Games may be postponed Nov 3, 2005 PakTribune.com, Sources in Lahore, quoting senior sports officials of Pakistan Punjab, told IANS: "Since the earthquake had been declared a national tragedy in Pakistan, the ... Pak edition of Punjab games may be postponed Nov 2, 2005 Times of India, Sources in Lahore, quoting senior sports officials of Pakistan Punjab said, "Since the earthquake had been declared a national tragedy in Pakistan, the games ... Maqbool opens radiology moot Nov 18, 2005 Daily Times, LAHORE: Punjab Governor Lt Gen (r) Khalid Maqbool on Friday said that radiology was ... The meeting decided to send youth teams to the earthquake-affected areas of ... Trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus on Dec 11 Nov 29, 2005 Hindustan Times, ...bus service, which was postponed due to the October 8 earthquake, would be ... service, to the birthplace of Guru Nanak located in Pakistan's Punjab Province, also ... Rain, snow halt relief flights Nov 27, 2005 Pakistan Dawn, Nov 27: Rains and winter’s first snowfall hit the earthquake-devastated areas ... and snowfall over the hills had occurred in upper NWFP, upper Punjab and Kashmir ... Rocca appreciates Punjab’s social sector reforms Nov 16, 2005 Online - International News Network, ...which will cater to the medical needs of patients of Southern Punjab and Sindh. ... medical teams and helicopters for the rescue and relief of earthquake victims. Pakistan: 40 teams of Punjab govt. providing treatment to quake ... Nov 7, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), He said the Punjab government set up 91 operation theatres in quake-hit areas ... provided the financial assistance of rupees one billion to earthquake victims, he ... Zionist regime not invited to earthquake donors' moot Nov 11, 2005 Islamic Republic News Agency, ...and experts from China and Turkey are conducting surveys in the earthquake area and ... said two relief camps at Chakwal and Attock in eastern Punjab province were ... South Asia Earthquake: Fact Sheet #25 (FY 2006) Nov 17, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), ...areas are the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Northern Punjab, and Pakistani ... and irrigation infrastructure as a result of the earthquake total more than ... Pakistan - Earthquake: OCHA Situation Report No. 22 Nov 11, 2005 ReliefWeb (press release), ...on 8 November, cluster achievements and activities one month after the earthquake were reviewed ... The Governor of Punjab has given 400 tool kits to the army to be ... Earthquake and New Tears for a Paradise Lost Nov 4, 2005 Pacific News Service, ...from Rawalpindi or Islamabad and the heat and the dust of the Punjab plains one ... beyond recognition by a single natural calamity in the form of an earthquake. ... Punjab police thrash quake affectees Nov 8, 2005 Kashar News, MUZAFFARABAD, NOV 08 (SANA): The Punjab police on Monday night stormed the tent village of the earthquake affectees set up by the Jamaat-e-Islami and subjected ... Pakistan, India bus trial on December 11, 13 Nov 29, 2005 Islamic Republic News Agency, ...another bus service between Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Nankana Sahib in Punjab. ... to be held in October but were postponed due to the earthquake in the ... Shakoor calls on scientists to maintain balance of nature through ... Nov 24, 2005 Kashar News, Earlier Punjab Minister for Public Health Engineering, Raja Arshad Kiyani said earthquake disaster has made the nation united. He ... Widespread rain predicted in earthquake affected areas today Nov 9, 2005 Online - International News Network, ...snow over high mountains above 8,000 ft predicted in all earthquake affected areas ... Rain is also expected at scattered places of NWFP, Upper Punjab and Kashmir. ‘Govt providing permanent rehab for quake survivors’ Nov 3, 2005 Daily Times, Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday said the Punjab government is making effective arrangements for the permanent rehabilitation of earthquake victims. ... Men who chopped off sister’s legs arrested Nov 27, 2005 Daily Times, 268 were subjected to rape and the same number of women were murdered in Punjab during the ... He said landslides have continued since the October 8 earthquake. Indian Communists Hold Conference In Great Britain Nov 28, 2005 People's Democracy ...the people of India and Pakistan recovering from the recent earthquake, and those ... starvation and suicides among farmers even in states like Punjab, one might ... Kashmiris make historic crossing to Pakistan side Nov 19, 2005 Gulf Times, ...a traditional, flowing Kashmiri costume and turban, said the earthquake killed at ... a winding international border with Pakistan along Punjab, Kashmir, Rajasthan ... CM says his ‘Support A Family’ programme is being praised Nov 9, 2005 Daily Times, LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said the ‘Support A Family ... should strive for its success, because it would allow earthquake victims to be ... Autonomous institution for ‘Support a Family’ programme Nov 7, 2005 Daily Times, Chaudhry Shujaat said the Punjab government’s “Support A Familyâ€? programme would greatly help earthquake victims’ rehabilitation and that he would also ... Leaders celebrate Eid with quake victims Nov 6, 2005 Ispoline, ...of Pakistan would continue relief efforts till the rehabilitation of every single affectee of the earthquake. On special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister ... Pakistani Nation celebrates Eid with solemnity, simplicity Nov 5, 2005 Pakistan Link, ...in Lahore was held at historic Badshahi Mosque where Governor Punjab, Lt.Gen.(R ... peace of the departed souls and early recovery of the injured of the earthquake. ... ‘Passport to Nawaz has nothing to do with politics’ Nov 6, 2005 Daily Times, He said that the October 8 earthquake had left nearly 73,000 people dead and thousands of others disabled and orphaned. “The Punjab government will support ... India proposes Bangla Games with Bangladesh Nov 9, 2005 Webindia123, IOA secretary general Randhir Singh, who had proposed the Punjab Games, said the postponement was expected in the wake of the earthquake that killed thousands ... Quake cost will not dent economic growth: WB Nov 12, 2005 Daily Times, Pakistan has complained that the world’s response to the earthquake has not ... on Finance Dr Salman Shah in Islamabad before calling on Punjab Chief Minister ... Cargo Train Express will promote trade, says CM Nov 15, 2005 Daily Times, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan thanked Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for the Punjab government’s rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts for earthquake victims, in a ... Quake-hit Pakistan due at C’wealth summit after six years Nov 23, 2005 Daily Times, Pakistan’s efforts to recover from the earthquake will likely overshadow any ... analyst Hasan Askari, former head of political science at Punjab University in ... Minorities will get equal rights, says Elahi Nov 25, 2005 Daily Times, Dr Williams condoled the deaths in the earthquake and praised Punjab for progress in education, health and agriculture. Bishop of ... SECOND OPINION: A dangerous time for Christians —Khaled Ahmed’ ... Nov 24, 2005 Daily Times, ...but, he said, that those who overcharged trucks during the earthquake and overpriced ... This point was made recently by Punjab’s powerful cleric Amir Akram Awan ... Proposals of two committees on Balochistan to be implemented ... Nov 23, 2005 PakTribune.com, ...and amid these looming threats forces of FC Balochistan, Punjab Rangers, Navy ... been disbursed among those affectees whose houses were damaged in the earthquake. ... on the record: Nov 7, 2005 Daily Times, ...rescue team reached the Margalla Towers the same day the earthquake hit. ... ATTOCK: The Punjab government will provide every possible facility for the victims in ... NVM, NCHD, Youth Ministry join hands for quake affectees ... Nov 22, 2005 Pakistan Link, ...the whole nation stood by the affectees of the deadly earthquake and proved ... than five hundred volunteers from Hazara, Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab are due to ... Pakistan keen to import Indian cotton Nov 21, 2005 NewKerala.com, ...delivery of cotton consignments by road through the Wagah border in India's Punjab state instead ... needs to be done in the wake of the earthquake," said Chaudhry ... EDITORIAL: Reconstruction perils and the world Nov 15, 2005 Daily Times, Oxfam thinks that the focus on remote communities in the earthquake-hit region ... citizens at airports and slapping bearers in restaurants, when a Punjab MPA of ... 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. 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