2005 Kashmir earthquake

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar, reviewed development projects in Azad Kashmir cities that were affected by 2005 earthquake. ... Chief Justice suddenly planned the visit while hearing a suo moto case pertaining to alleged embezzlement of funds allocated for the earthquake ...

The earthquake recorded 7.6 on the Richter scale had hit Kashmir on either side of the border in October 2005. Most of the damage however was felt in the north of Pakistan. Balakot was among the towns hit the hardest, as it was only10 kilometres from the epicentre. The deadly disaster caused more than ...

The President reiterated that following the 2005 earthquake, the government of Saudi Arabia played an important role in the reconstruction in the affected cities of AJK. This, he said, was a testament to the friendly and historical relations between the people Saudi Arabia, pakistan and Azad Kashmir which ...

The effects of tremors of 2005 may nowhere be in sight or in feeling in Kashmir valley, but the sub- centre in Handwara speaks differently and reminds ... In other words, even after 13 years, building of a sub- centre which was damaged in the earthquake of 2005 in Handwara has not materialized so far ...

In 2005, the group succeeded in providing aid to earthquake-ravaged regions in Kashmir while the Pakistani government was slow to act. LeT also provided relief to tens of thousands of internally displaced persons who have fled the fighting between the military and the Taliban in the Malakand Division as ...

Stressing the part when Labour Party MP Fabian Hamilton made a reference to the contribution by the UK government, especially during the Kashmir earthquake in 2005, he further said, “We appreciate that contribution; however, I want to emphasise that any help given in name of people of Azad Kashmir ...

And Pakistan is not the only country to be hampered by a severely mismanaged reconstruction process. Two years after a quake devastated Nepal, for example, the government has failed to provide the money and support it promised to almost a million families who lost homes, despite having ample donor ...

A 2005 study by Doctors without Borders (MSF) reported that “Kashmir has the highest rate of sexual violence in any conflict region, and the vast majority ... If thou wouldst rouse this habitat of roses/ Let there be thunderstorm and tempest, aye an earthquake/ O bulbul, let the freedom urge possess your soul!

Shattered in 2005 quake, Sub-Centre awaits restoration in Handwara ... SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Reflecting the sorry state of healthcare in the State, building of a Sub-Centre which was shattered in 2005 earthquake is still not restored at Krumbhura in Handwara area of North Kashmir's Kupwara district.