Archive for March, 2006
US and Australia wind up quake operation
US and Australian military personnel helping with
At a ceremony in a massive hangar at the Qasim Army Aviation Base in
Against the backdrop of a giant US
UK commits first £5 million to earthquake reconstruction
The
The funds will be spent in the three key areas of Bridging, Health and Education. The education and health programmes will be managed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (
US Relief Efforts Winding Down in Quake Hit Areas of Pakistan
Two more
Currently, six US CH-47 Chinooks are in Pakistan and will operate until March 31. At the beginning of relief efforts in October, up to 21 US helicopters were delivering supplies. As relief efforts progressed, the US matched the airlift capacity with humanitarian assistance requirements and reduced the number of helicopters to 12 through the winter months and the rainy season. With the arrival of spring, the build-up of supplies at distribution centres and with the reopening of roads to the affected areas, the US helicopters were no longer essential to relief operation.
Quake children to be vaccinated
All children leaving the internally displaced persons (
An increasing number of
AIOU announces fee rebate for quake-hit students
The Allama Iqbal Open University (
The students, at the time of admission have to submit a certificate bearing information about their permanent home address before March 31. Muhammad Rafiq, director at admissions AIOU, announced that the last date for the submission of admission forms for the Spring semester would be March 25. He said that the admission forms and prospectus could be obtained from the main campus of the university at Sector H-8, Islamabad and from all regional campuses and offices across the country. For Middle East countries, admission forms and prospectuses were available at Pakistani High Commission and embassies. The students can get more information about the university from the website: www. aiou.edu.pk.
IOM begins repatriation of earthquake refugees
IOM will initially supply over 150 trucks and jeeps, and coordinators say the programme will be expanded as the return process picks up speed. “It’s a huge task. Each family will need several trucks to take their tents and what remains of their personal belongings,” said IOM Regional Representative Hassan Adbel Moneim Mustafa.
US troops to leave quake zone from March 21
American troops engaged in relief and reconstruction activities in
Quoting US sources, Geo television reported that the withdrawal of American troops will conclude in a few weeks. More than 1,000 troops reportedly arrived in Pakistan after the October 8 earthquake. According to Geo TV, Gen Peter Pace, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, will visit Pakistan next week for talks on security issues.
The US has already handed over its field hospitals to the Pakistani government and the remaining will be handed over to non-government organisations, the channel said.
Quake Funds for Housing: Next installment in April
Prime Minister
This decision was taken in a meeting of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (