Articles with tag: earthquake
Balochistan Quake Survivors Await Relief
Beena Sarwar Oct 29, 2008 interacts: 12At least 200 people are believed to be dead so far, a number expected to rise as many remain trapped under collapsed houses in scattered hamlets.
Not to Forget the Devastation of October 8, 2005 Earthquake
Adnan Bashir Oct 8, 2008 interacts: 3We are yet to get out of the planning stage while people continue to strive for their survival braving the dilapidated conditions of the relief camps
How Prepared are we for Earthquakes?
Nasruminallah Mian Jun 18, 2007 interacts: 2On October 8, 2005 we rudely awoke to our nightmare that killed 73,000 and rendered about 3.5 million homeless.
The Poor of Allai
Yahya Haq Sep 20, 2006 interacts: 2The earthquake of 8th October that affected the wealthy and poor alike in the devastated areas has once again brought out the plight of the poor.
SP PETITION:Adoption of Earthquake Orphans in Pakistan
Sarah Nuttall Apr 16, 2006 interacts: 1We would like to make a concerted effort to open up the possibility of adoption for children of all ages orphaned by the earthquake
Dreams Swindle
Jamal M Syed Jan 10, 2006 interacts: 5He saw himself and Sana, with collected stones in their hands, flying through the clouds. The dream went on. He never would like to wake up!
Kashmir Diary
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Dec 23, 2005 interacts: 5Several Islamic radical groups have set up their tents; one cannot deny that they are filling a void and doing important work. However, they have a hidden agenda as I discovered
Another earthquake
From Balakot With Trepidation - A follow-up of Oct 8
Hammad Husain
Dec 12, 2005 interacts: 22
The town of Balakot, one of the hardest hit towns in the devastating earthquake that hit Pakistan on 8th October, is no more.
To Hold Up the Floor
Kyla Pasha Nov 16, 2005 interacts: 2How gently you knock when your blood
courses underneath, can you teach me that?
South Asian Earthquake: Don’t care… or don’t know?
Beena Sarwar Nov 13, 2005 interacts: 63The few reports trickling in from the earthquake zone remain blips in the overall media radar.
Aftershocks and Afterthoughts
Bina Shah Nov 3, 2005 interacts: 17I used to have a poster up in my room that illustrated the plight of the world’s refugees, and a slogan that I think applies perfectly to this situation: 'Desperate Millions on the Move'.
Earthquake and New Tears for a Paradise Lost
Ras Siddiqui Oct 31, 2005 interacts: 11Any immigrant’s distance dilemma is rejuvenated by sudden reminders and the weight of memories of a home that no longer exists. And sometimes like being in an earthquake, one is jolted into thinking back and to shed new tears for one’s peopl
Pakistan Rocked
ijaz gul Oct 28, 2005 interacts: 44The electric pylon with the transformer was dancing to and fro and there seemed no end.
Scream
Umair A Khan Oct 23, 2005 interacts: 180Spare a scream for the 100,000 dead and 3 million homeless, muted out of world media.
No Burial for Balakot
Pervez Hoodbhoy Oct 13, 2005 interacts: 126Four days later, they are still not even trying to extricate the dead in the town of Balakot, flattened on the morning of October 8.
Preparing for Aftershocks to the Pakistan Earthquake
Tauheed Ahmed Oct 13, 2005 interacts: 17Aftershocks to the recent earthquake continue, and may continue for weeks or even months from now.
NWFP Demonstrators Fury against No Response from Army
Omar Khan Oct 12, 2005 interacts: 258The area, which includes the hard hit townships of Balakot, Batal, Battgram, Khanpur and Tanda, is yet to receive any substantive assistance from the Pakistan Army or governmental agencies.
Earthquake in Pakistan
ijaz gul Oct 10, 2005 interacts: 17Most of the worst hit areas are so remote and inaccessible that even in normal circumstances, it will need a superhuman effort by the entire relief effort to reach them in time and save precious lives.
Deadly Earthquake
Chowk Staff Oct 8, 2005 interacts: 102This earthquake is perhaps the most intense one seen in this region for over 100 years.
Aftermath
Amrita Rajan Jan 7, 2005 interacts: 14Home for the holidays, the last thing I expected was to be greeted by an earthquake that hit 9 on the Richter scale.
