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PM announces Rs.1bn for rescue-relief operation

By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—Massive relief efforts were underway for the victims of an earthquake that rocked major cities Saturday morning as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz  >> >>
 

 
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Catastrophe in Pakistan as tremors rip thru Country
By Makhdoom Babar, Uzma Zafar,
Zulfiqar Ahmad & Saad Saud Zubair

ISLAMABAD—They were severe, they were strong and they were really shocking and jolting, bring along a complete catastrophe from Islamabad to Kashmir and from Mansehra to Lahore as they — the Tremors hit Pakistan at 8:52 in the morning on Saturday when most the people were sleeping in the beds in major cities including Islamabad.
The tremor that hit first was measured 7.6 on the Richter scale with its center being some 95 kilometers north of Islamabad. This Tremor, which kept shocking and jolting not only the buildings, but also the nerves of the people for about constant 3 to 4 minutes. >> >>



 

President, PM urge nation to show courage
By Makhdoom Babar

IISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reviewed rescue and relief operations at the site of 10-storey residential Margalla Tower in the capital, which collapsed following Saturday morning’s severe earthquake. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and senior military and civilian officials, overseeing the operations, briefed the President and the Prime Minister about rescue efforts. Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Civil Administration and Capital Development Authority took part >> >>

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