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Quetta

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

Low intensity aftershocks to continue for couple of months: DG Met ... Nov 25, 2005
PakTribune.com, Chaudhry Qamar said that aftershocks after Quetta earthquake in 1935 continued for almost six months. He also said that a quake ...

Low intensity aftershocks to continue for couple of months: DG Met ... Nov 25, 2005
Online - International News Network, Azad Kashmir. Chaudhry Qamar said that aftershocks after Quetta earthquake in 1935 continued for almost six months. He also said ...

Heavy landslides likely in summer Dec 2, 2005
Gulf Times, ...years ago there was a heavy earthquake in Kangra valley, now called Himachal Pradesh, in 1905 and then there was an earthquake in 1935 at Quetta that caused a ...

Jolts in Quetta valley Nov 28, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, By Our Staff Correspondent. QUETTA, Nov 28: A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Quetta valley on Monday morning. ...

Pakistani quake relief helicopters back in the air Nov 28, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, Also on Monday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 shook the southwestern city of Quetta but there was no report of damage or injuries. ...

South Asia: Earthquake Appeal No. 05EA022 Operations Update No. 15 Nov 30, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck Baluchistan, with tremors felt in Quetta and other adjoining areas of the province. ...

Pakistani quake relief helicopters back in the air Nov 28, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...say. An earthquake measuring 4.7 shook the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday but there was no report of damage or injuries. The ...

Two die, more than 100 hospitalized as rain, snow lash quake-hit ... Nov 28, 2005
CBC News, 8 earthquake that killed more than 87,000 people. ... A magnitude 4.7 quake was felt Monday in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, but there was no word of ...

About 80% of buildings in Quetta unsafe Nov 26, 2005
Gulf Times, ...buildings in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s largest province Balochistan, are in a critical condition and cannot withstand a high-intensity earthquake, a ...

Pak quake relief helicopters back in the air Nov 29, 2005
GG2.net, Also, on Monday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 shook the southwestern city of Quetta but there was no report of damage or injuries. ...

Winter claims lives of quake survivors Nov 28, 2005
Mail & Guardian Online, ...to ferry aid to remote areas devastated by the October 8 earthquake that killed ... quake was felt on Monday in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta, but there ...

Winter begins taking its toll as three die: UN Nov 28, 2005
Daily Times, ...winter to ferry aid to remote areas devastated by the October 8 earthquake that killed ... A magnitude 4.7 quake was felt on Monday in Quetta, but there was no ...

Al-Qaeda Suspect Killed in Major Quetta Shootout Nov 3, 2005
Arab News, In September another operation in Quetta led to the capture of the main spokesman for ... and Relief work in Pakistan due to the Oct.8 earthquake, the security ...

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 ...

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

My mission to Pakistan Nov 6, 2005
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), ..."There was a major earthquake. Are you OK?". Sure, he was fine, Alex Erolin told his Minneapolis contact from Quetta, Pakistan. His people were fine. ...

South Asia: Amid tragedy, peace beckons neighbours Nov 5, 2005
Khaleej Times, The largest earthquake in South Asia since the one that struck Quetta in 1935 has destroyed the political, economic and social viability of Pakistani-held ...

Security boosted in Pakistan after blast outside KFC killed three ... Nov 16, 2005
China Post, ...call claiming responsibility to a public phone in Quetta, Baluchistan's capital ... to reconstruct parts of northern Pakistan devastated by last month's earthquake. ...

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 ...

A snapshot of aid and impediments high in the Himalaya Nov 14, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, He has been a part of UNHCR's earthquake relief operation from the beginning ... Musa sends Nader, who recently arrived from UNHCR's office in Quetta, to the nearby ...

Bittersweet Eid for Pakistan's quake survivors Nov 7, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...mix of milk, dried fruits and noodles, for her family in Quetta, south-western ... to rush relief and offer solace to the survivors of the October 8 earthquake. ...

Import of secondhand clothes rose by 15% in 10 months Nov 17, 2005
Daily Times, Winter and the supply of warm clothes to earthquake victims have also contributed to ... He said Quetta came third in the consumption of warm clothing and Karachi ...

NHA to spend $100 million on road rehabilitation Nov 8, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...need to rehabilitate three highways which had been badly damaged by the earthquake. ... construction, supervision and design review of Kalat-Quetta-Chamman section ...

- By Mazhar Abbas Nov 15, 2005
The Asian Age, ...earthquake relief. A purported spokesman for a shadowy group called the Baluchistan Liberation Army telephoned reporters in the south-western city of Quetta to ...

Traffic campaign starts in Islamabad Nov 9, 2005
Daily Times, Centre (PASTIC) will express their views on the recent earthquake and its ... QUETTA: People of provincial metropolis have demanded that private schools should ...

Security boosted after Karachi blast Nov 16, 2005
Independent Online, ...security was boosted ahead of a donors' conference for earthquake victims. ... the call claiming responsibility to a public phone in Quetta, Baluchistan's capital. ...

Car Bomb Kills 3 Outside KFC in Karachi Nov 15, 2005
Arab News, ...responsibility for it,� Azam said in a telephone call to The Associated Press in the southwestern city of Quetta. ... 8 earthquake that killed about 86,000 people ...

Car bomb kills 3 in Karachi Nov 15, 2005
Daily Times, KARACHI/QUETTA: A high-intensity car bomb killed three and injured 14 people outside a US fast food restaurant in central ... It felt as if an earthquake had struck ...

Senate committee backs small dams’ construction Nov 16, 2005
Daily Times, Lyari Expressway, Karachi Northern Bypass, Lowari rail tunnel project and earthquake damages to ... was also given a detailed briefing on the Quetta water supply ...

Construction of small dams to bring green revolution in ... Nov 15, 2005
Pakistan Link, Karachi Northern by pass, Lowari rail tunnel project and earthquake damages to ... The Committee was also given a detailed briefing on the Quetta water supply and ...

$ 100 million to be spent on rehabilitation, reconstruction of 3 ... Nov 8, 2005
Online - International News Network, ...disaster areas in NWFP and AJK, which have been badly damaged by the earthquake. ... of award of construction, supervision and design review of Kalat-Quetta to M/S ...

News flash: There was other news while Miers reigned Nov 4, 2005
Los Angeles Daily News, Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi was arrested in Quetta and got to look forward to Pakistani interrogation. ... A big earthquake killed tens of ...

National and international briefs Nov 3, 2005
The Olympian, ...a house in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, said an official. Quake toll rises: Pakistan's official earthquake death toll ...

PVHA collects Rs 2.3m for quake victims Nov 8, 2005
Daily Times, Rs 2.3 million to help the victims of the devastating earthquake at the ... Hockey Association secretary Gulzar Ahmad Khan Rs 50,000, Abid of Quetta and Ghulam ...

Relief from Iran, Turkey arrives Nov 7, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, QUETTA, Nov 7: Relief consignments from Iran and Turkey for survivors of the October 8 earthquake arrived by rail and road in Taftan on Monday. ...

Ethnic rebels claim car bombing in Pakistan Nov 15, 2005
Times Picayune, Oct. 8 earthquake. Hundreds ... in Baluchistan. Associated Press writer Naseer Kakar in Quetta, Pakistan, contributed to this report.

Senate Body briefed on Gomal Zam Dam, MDR and Mirani Dam projects Nov 16, 2005
Online - International News Network, Karachi Northern By Pass, Lowari Rail Tunnel Project and earthquake damages to road. The Committee also gave a detailed briefing on the Quetta Water Supply and ...


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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.

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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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