Month: October 2005

As this BBC article states, the next challenge, after the rescue and relief operation, will be providing a means of earning for […]

I got this message from Aamir recently which I thought I should pass on. Saadpur village, with about 50-70 homes and a […]

Returning to non-earthquake blogging for a while, here are some interesting posts I found. This is a humorous letter to Pakistani people […]

Though virtually all the damage done by the 8th October earthquake was in the north of Pakistan, around the Kashmir region, things […]

Rumors of lava flow and formation of a volcano in the remote Aalai valley of Pakistan are on the rise, though the […]

Friday 14th October 2005 The Red Crescent Convoy Friday morning, I got a call from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society. They were […]

Just returned after 5 days from Muzaffarabad in what was one of the most interesting and eye-opening experiences I have ever been […]

I’m in a truck which is part of a Red Crescent aid convoy on the way to Muzaffarabad in Kashmir. Were supposed […]

Spent most of the day (a very rewarding one) at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, which is a medical complex spread […]

About an hour ago, there was another tremor around the same region as the original quake. Aftershocks that were noticeable in Islamabad […]