October 2005
Free Transportation of Relief Goods
The National Logistic Corporation (NLC) has announced free transportation of relief goods from its staging sections at Karachi, Hyderabad, (Khairpur, Sukhur), Bahawalpur, Multan, Lahore and Gujranwala untill Mansehra (Shankiari). People/Organizations who wish to donate items like blankets, tents, cloths, material for coffin and dry food items etc are requested to contact NLC’s staging sections. NLC in turn will provide free transportation of these relief goods untill Mansehra (Shankiari).
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
Source: NLC
Technorati Tags: NLCKarachi: 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 Pakistan Dental Association has set up a camp hospital in Sports Complex, Islamabad. The patients, mostly children are brought to this field hospital for Post Operative Care. These kids are homeless, and shocked. We are doing everything we can to provide medical attention and relief for these patients. Please open your hearts to support these kids by supporting this effort in anyway possible… Read the list
Kind of donation preferably required:
- Cash.
- Pillows.
- Cooked food. (Lunch costs between 4000-5000 Rs, Dinner and Iftar costs 10,500/- Rs.)
- Medicines (Valosef 500mg and 250mg injections. Dicloron injections).
- Plaster of paris for casting broken limbs.
- Surgical dressing material.
- Pyodine.
- Mouth wash.
- Garbage bags.
- Cartoon CD’s for kids.
- Adult pampers (medium & large sizes)
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 Allai in Battagram district since the October 8 earthquake and prompted the government to make plans to evacuate reluctant villagers from their beloved valley.
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.
Technorati Tags: Allai, BattagramQuake prompts review of F-16s deal
Pakistan is reconsidering its plan to buy scores of new and used American-made F-16 fighter jets following the Oct 8 devastating earthquake, The News reports.
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.
Technorati Tags: F-16Bring 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).
TCF require volunteers
TCF needs 15 able bodied volunteers for, one week, starting Thursday to carry relief items to the villages and help the injured, etc. TCF will provide food and tent lodging for the volunteers. Sign up with Maheen at +92 333 3535664 or Mrs. Amna Zahid at +92 300 8264145. Volunteers must leave Thursday so register Now!!!
(received in email)
Searchable Database of EarthQuake Victims
A web site has been laucnhed to provide searchable database of EarthQuake victims.
This web site is prepared with the help of students of International Islamic University, Islamabad. At this point they have details of 21,500 injured people and their location in various hospitals.
The website also publishes requirements from various hospitals for medicines and other medical implants. The aim here is to connect the donors directly with doctors and hospitals.
For details, please visit www.earthquake.org.pk
Technorati Tags: EarthQuake, IslamabadForeign, local doctors treat 30,000 patients in Battagram
Pakistani and foreign doctors have seen more than 30,000 patients in Battagram in the wake of the earthquake that struck NWFP and Azad Kashmir on October 8.
Lt Col Shahzad, who is the coordinator for medical teams and non-governmental organisations working in Battagram district, told The News that almost 90 doctors drawn from a number of countries along with Pakistanis were working in local and field hospitals to cater to the needs of quake affectees. He said critically ill patients are shifted to Abbottabad, Islamabad and Rawalpindi by helicopters for treatment.
Technorati Tags: Battagram, NWFP, Kashmir, Abbottabad, RawalpindUS to double military strength in Pakistan
The United States has said it would nearly double its military forces in earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan.
The higher troop levels will come as Washington takes on bigger responsibilities in reconstruction and medical aid, including the setting up of two mobile hospitals with facilities to perform major surgeries, military officials said.
Rear Admiral Michael LeFever, the Islamabad-based director of the US Disaster Assistance, said via audio feed in the Pentagon that “there would probably in the vicinity of over 1,000 US armed forces on the ground supporting the efforts of Pakistan” probably by this week.
Technorati Tags: Washington, Islamabad