Deadly Earthquake

sbhardwa, Dillidost, Shankar, and other sincere and caring Indian friends,
Thank you for your compassion, warm wishes, and genuine expressions of grief and consolation. Your neighbors love you for your sincere feelings. May Allah unite us all in our common humanity. May we all love each other as much in life as we obviously care so much for each other in death.

The people of Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan, and India are a patient people who know how to suffer and survive. May God bring us all together.

Thanks,

I have just visited the PAF ... Base....

and My God... the response we are having ...... its overwhelming....No distiction of rich or Poor.... just the desire to help......

It has really Made me proud .... even in this moment of sorrow.....

May God/Allah/Ram ... whoever and whatever is out there....

Help ease the Pains of those who have and are suffering....

AT 6:OO PM (cst) ON OCTOBER 8, I TURNED ON PTV, THE ``PROFOUND VIEWING EXPERIENCE`` TO WATCH ANY COVERAGE ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN. THEY WERE AIRING BILLO KA DHABBA. IS PTV IN DENIAL OF THE CALAMITY THAT HAS GRIPPED HAPLESS VICTIMS IN PAKISTAN, INDIA, AFGHANISTAN AND KASHMIR ON BOTH SIDES OF LOC?

IS THIS MISMANAGEMENT, APATHY, OR BOTH?

CAN WE CHOWKIES ESTABLISH AN EXCLUSIVE LINK AT CHOWK TO COLLECT CASH DONATIONS FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE. WE CAN COLLECT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT HERE IN NORTH AMERICA, JUST LIKE THE PAKISTANIS IN UK.

MOHAMMED AMJED
amjed12841@hotmail.com

shanker-da

here is a list from the net...i tried to call and the lines were busy...be patient...keep dialling

and thank you for your thoughts and help...may god/bhagwan/the power bless us all

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USA USA Edhi international Foundation.
42-07 National street
Corona, New York, 11368 USA
Tel: (718)(639-5120)
Fax:(718)(335-1978)

United Kingdom United Kingdom Edhi International Foundation,
7 Shakespeare road,
Finchley, Central London N3 IXE,
United Kingdom.
Tel:(081)(346-9232), (081)(349-0296)

Canada Canada Edhi Charitable Foundation, Inc.
100 McLevin Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario B 2V5, Canada.
Tel/fax: (416)(293-4899)

Japan Japan Edhi International Foundation,
RM 101 COPO Nikkei, 1-25 4-Chome,
Minami-ohi Shinagawa -KU-Tokyo 140 Japan.

Australia Australia Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation,
Level 20, Picadly tower,
133, Castle reagh street, Sydney 2000,
Austrailia.
Tel: 02-2646499, 03-3767-7282
Fax: 03-3764-4395, 02-264-7337

Bangladesh Bangladesh Edhi International Foundation Inc,
2/2 Purana palton, 3rd Floor,
Dhaka - 1000

I pray that no one on Chowk has any relatives/friends/loved ones who have been affected by this disaster.

The response by the public to this has been astonishing. Already British Pakistanis have collected hundreds of thousands.

May Allah have Mercy on us.

Amin.

NHK...

Are you referring to the Fakhr-e-Alam fundraising drive?

I saw something on Aaj TV.. and it was so moving and heartwarming that I had to change the TV Channel...

Its amazing how caring our people are...

Helicopters, Yes

But Musharraf should no have been begging for tents, blankets and medicine on the CNN.

There are plenty of tents, blankets and medicine in the country.

A small announcement by TV 1 for commodity donation caused a traffic jam in the car park of PAF museum Karachi - and few plane loads seemed to have been donated in just a few hours.

The public response was outstanding - most did not know where to donate.

nhk

islamabad is less effected than Azad kahmir ,balacot and muzaffarbad are the worst.
And Geo didn`t give any coverage to Azad kashmir except the high court building .that portion remain without any help from any quater.Many schools collapsed and number of the students are countless who died .well done India, they gave good coverage .
the people are sitting in the open in rain without food water and electricity.
now today president has ordered to repair road immediately so that people can go and share the grieve of their dear one`s.Allah please help them.

Is Edehi foundation registered somehwere in USA where checks can be sent?

sbhardwa`s post is admirable. India`s offer of help and sympathy is definitely a healthy turn in the political climate of the subcontinent. It was reported in today`s Dawn:
``Earlier on Saturday, Dr Singh in a message to the president said: “While parts of India have also suffered in this unexpected natural disaster, we are prepared to extend any assistance with rescue and relief which you may deem appropriate.”

Earlier the PTI reported from Islamabad that Pakistan was not averse to coordinate with Indian army in providing relief to earthquake-hit people on both sides of the LoC and the two armies could use the hotline facility if needed.``

Mohammad Gill

...for all of those interested in donating, here`re a few of reputable organizations working to help the earthquake affectees...

As Yasser mentioned, you can donate to the MKR foundation (they did phenomenal work for the tusnami disaster) by going to:

1) http://www.jang.com.pk/ads/msr_chmp/banner_2_full.gif

Other places you can go to where the $$ will actually make it to the people who need it the most:

2) irw.org (they`ve also been doing great work for the food crises in africa)

3) http://www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/southasia_earthquake.html

MKRF= Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation.

Dear Chowkies,

At a time like this, all our differences seem very petty.
Where can I find one place that is honest, reliable & truly Islamic where I can send a check? Can someone

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temporal-ji, perhaps, give me a link of a reputable place.
These people need our help.

Khuda Hafiz

It is worst than first assumed...

We need all the help from every where and every one...

I and my family in Chandigarh(India) experienced the quake and it really shook us up. We were really scared seeing our house shaking. The trees swayed from one side to another.The chandelier was moving a good 5 mins after the quake. I can well imagine how worst it must have been in Pakistan. I pray to god, that this never repeats and God give strenght to bear to all those who are affected.After experiencing this it seems frivolous to fight for territories and such stuff.