Earthquake affectees to be housed in Haji camp: Ijaz
By Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—Minister for Religious Affairs, Ijaz-ul-Haq on Saturday said all blocks of Haji Camp at Golra More have been evacuated to house the earthquake affectees.
During his visit to the site of the collapsed building here, he said the affectees would also be provided free food in the camp.
Ijazul Haq said it is a challenging time and asked the people to face this situation with courage. The Minister said the authorities reacted promptly and the rescue operations started immediately after the earthquake.
The agencies were coordinating in the relief operation, he added.
All resources would be made available for the rescue work , he said.
He appreciated Armed Forces, Capital Development Authority (CDA), Islamabad police and volunteers for their contribution towards rescue and relief operation which may continue for another four days.
To a question, he said an effective strategy was being pursued to tackle the situation effectively and rescue the survivors of the building. One section of the ten-storeyed Margalla Towers Saturday collapsed following a 7.6 magnitude Richter scale earthquake that also rattled the northern parts of the country.