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Earthquake in Pakistan

12 October 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Rasul Nizam On e-mail
12 October 2005, 18:00 PM
I was still in Bangkok waiting to go home after my treatment, when I was greatly shocked to hear that on Saturday, 8th October 2005, Pakistan was badly battered by an earthquake of a great magnitude, unprecedented in the history of the country. This earthquake has done colossal damage to life and property. I understand over 40,000 people have died so far. The government sources indicate that the casualties may rise further. Places like Balakot, Mansera, Pakistani side of Kashmir and Indian Kashmir have been devastated.

President Musharraf has mobilised the army to cope with the situation but the General is badly handicapped as they do not have enough military helicopters to go and collect victims in the mountainous area, where heavy damage has taken place as a result of the earthquake. President Musharraf has made an appeal to all his countrymen overseas to send out funds and relief material to help him in facing the situation at this grave hour of crisis. He has also appealed to all friendly countries, and I understand, Turkey, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UK and India have already sent some relief teams.

Finally, I also make an appeal to all Bangladeshis, and organisations like Rotary, Lion, Inner Wheel, and Zonta to arrange quick help in cash and kind and send the same to President Musharraf's relief fund.

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Remember, we are not quite free from this menace as Bangladesh is also situated in the earthquake zone. So let us not forget our brothers and sisters who are in distress in Pakistan now.