Archive for October, 2005
Urgent need for emergency radio for quake survivors
Internews has already dispatched a radio production unit with a team of 12 reporters to produce programmes highlighting the immediate needs for the people in quake-hit areas in the local languages. The programmes are being aired through a private FM station in
United Pakistan: Relief Efforts by Fakhar-e-Alam
People of this country, I appeal to you for your helping hand. I have taken the initiative to launch the massive relief effort campaign in collaboration with Armed Forces in Karachi and we are waiting desperately for volunteers. I don’t belong to any
NGO neither do I own one; it is an individual effort on my part as a citizen of this country to help my brothers and sisters in this time of crisis.
Free Transportation of Relief Goods
The National Logistic Corporation (
Location/Concerned Person/Phone# :
Sowan & Rawalpindi/Earthquake Relief Ops Room/051-4493878
Sindh/Brig. Perzada (Khi)/021-2850384 | 021-2850386 | 0333-2158611
Sindh/Col. Kirmani (Khi)/021-9205462 | 021-5846344 | 0333-2116191
Punjab/Col. Ashiq (Gwa)/0431-3861054 | 0431-3864240 | 0300-8646145
Punjab/Maj. Atif (Lhr)/042-7512312 | 042-7512330 | 0321-8409644
Karachi: on top of EarthQuake Fault Lines
“While Karachi lies close to a major fault line, it is situated on or close to four minor faults. The first is called the Allah Bund fault and it passes through the coastal town of Shah Bundar, the area around Pakistan Steel Mills and runs through eastern parts of the city ending near Cape Monz. Another fault lies in the Rann of Kutch near Sindh’s southeastern border with India. The third is called the Pubb fault which lies near the Mekran coast west of the city while a fourth is located in Dadu district on the northern boundary of Karachi.”
Kids Need Help in Islambad
Bali Memorial Trust along with
Kind of donation preferably required:
Smoke-emitting mountain terrorises Allai villagers
As reported earlier, aftershocks, emission of smoke from one of the mountains, and constant sound of blasts have terrorised the entire population of the
Abdul Sattar alias Tooti, Nazim of union council Battila in Allai Valley, told The News from Abbottabad that the earth has been shaking constantly in the wake of the October 8 quake. He said furious noises emanating from the earth and the mountains have created a scare and made life miserable for the people of Allai.
Quake prompts review of F-16s deal
Pakistan is reconsidering its plan to buy scores of new and used American-made
A US official said Pakistan was reconsidering the scope and timing of the transfer out of concern for the political and economic impact of making a multibillion dollar arms deal as it still copes with a devastating earthquake that has killed thousands of people.
Pakistan is seeking billions of dollars in relief and reconstruction aid. The Pakistani diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not suggest the deal would be jettisoned. He said there were many options, including delay. “Everything is open to possibility,” he added.
Bring a Blanket Day
Our plan is to hold a ‘Bring a Blanket Day’ at as many companies as possible on the 31st October and 1st November.
We need volunteers from within companies who are willing to take up the task of coordinating, organizing and collecting the blankets that the employees of those particular companies donate on the target days. We will take care of the logistics from the company premises onwards (for Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad).