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 Nation mourn the deaths, salutes the unsung heroes
By Akhtar Jamal

ISLAMABAD—Grieving thousands of deaths caused by ruthless and merciless earthquake the nation today also payed rich tribute to thousands of unknown national and international heroes who have been engaged  >> >>
 

Daily Mail brings smiles to quake affected kids
 

UN revises $272m quake relief appeal
Reconstruction, rehabilitation to take 5 to 10 years: UN official
By Makhdoom Babar

ISLAMABAD—United Nations is planning to revise its appeal due to severity of the earthquake in Azad Kashmir and NWFP in which thousands of people have been dead and 2.5 million people made homeless. This was stated by Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland during a news conference here on Friday. He said that 272 million dollars aid was not enough to meet relief and rehabilitation expenses and UN was planning to revise the flash appeal 2005 for South Asia Earthquake and >> >>


 

President stresses organized delivery of relief supplies
By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf Friday called for enhancing coordination between the Government, the private organizations and foreign agencies to give further impetus to rescue and relief efforts in quake-stricken areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and NWFP. “Relief assistance is flowing into the earthquake-hit areas in large quantities from around the country and abroad as well — the emphasis now must be to provide it to the victims, we must ensure provision of shelter, food and medicines to them through >> >>

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