Year: 2005

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 […]

I will be going with a Red Cross/Red Crescent team tonight to help with aid distribution. They are short of volunteers. This […]

One of the first things I realized when I started looking at how I can contribute to the relief and rescue effort, […]

“Tent villages” are being setup all around Islamabad and Rawalpindi to take care of the large number of wounded coming in from […]