Deadly Earthquake

re:#45 by SR
Very well said.
My heart goes out to the victims. Earthquake is a great leveller (No pun intended!). I was looking at the news items and what struck me was that experts predict an even stronger earthquake in future, one they say will kill more than a million people. Fault line goes from India to Pakistan.
Do we have a choice but to coopearate?
Poet Aeschylus said:
``Even in our sleep
Pain which cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart
Until in our own despair
Agaist our will
Comes Wisdom
Through the awful grace of God``

I think the awful grace of God is visiting the subcontinent right at this moment. It comes in many forms, sometimes even as a calamity.

Perhaps out of pain, rulers of the subcontinent will have the wisdom to seize this opportunity to cooperate, not just now, but in future.
Sridhar

Did anyone catch Mushy Sahib`s comment comparing the Bush administration`s slow response to Katrina to his in earthquake affected Pakistan. The obvious point is there; that catastrophe takes time to address-even for industrialized nations.

But Mushy`s press secretary should advise him to think twice before associating his govt with Bush in New Orleans. Not a very saavy comparison in the long run....

also, its kind of a backdoor diss...

Re: # 49

Good poetry but atleast Pakies won`t be made any wiser by the calamity. They have of course become all the more ritualistically dehumanised. I just hear the loudspekers blaring with all the more vehemence their `sonic terrorism` (Souti dehshatgardi). Since they have been lead astray in the name of Allah nothing can guide them to the right path of wisdom and human compassion. They can massacre the poor helpless Ahmadies while praying only because they allegedly believe in more prophets than they do.

Forget about the Indo-Pak boxing match for the moment.

Pakistanis & Kashmiris need help immediately.

This one is a horrific calamity.

Let us do our best from here in America & Canada.

PLEASE HELP!


Ras

It is time for Pakistanis to do whatever they can to reduce the pain of the victims, and for outsiders to help in anyway they can. A group of Indians is getting together tomorrow to coordinate a fund-collection drive. Hopefully we will be able to make some small contributions to both India and Pakistan.

way too depressing - spent quite a few years up in those beautiful mountains amongst some very fine people - the names are so familiar - ghari habib ullah - that used to be the resting place on our drive to muzzafarabad.

they say whole villages have fallen into the neelum (kishanganga) river.

In all the commotion, arrives our very own JI man, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, and insists that Pakistan should reject US and UK aid. *shakes head*

can anyone living in california (SF, silicon valley, LA) point me in the direction of donation receivers here? i know the mercury news listed the red cross but anything else where the money will directly go to the affected. some of the websites listed have not been working for me.

thanks in advance,
ana

DONATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

AMAL is trying to link up with two NGOs, Islamic Relief and Sungi working in Azad Jammu Kashmir and Abbotabad. The drop of point for donations is the AMAL office located at #7, St.62, G-6/4, Islamabad. Incase of questions you can contact

Nighat Rizvi on 0300 5003175

Imran Rizvi on 0300 8551208 and

Mehrunnisa Yusuf on 0300 5002657

Please donate the following items

· Clothes, shoes
· Dry food items such as lentils, sugar, milk, water etc
· Basic medicines and medical supplies
· Blankets and pillows
· Tents
· NO PERISHABLE ITEMS and NO MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

And in the meanwhile , quake or no quake , its business as usual >>

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8 Islamic terrorists among 16 killed in quake-hit J&K
Srinagar, October 9

Sixteen persons, including eight Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) infiltrators and a self-styled district commander of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening, an official spokesman said today.

Troops foiled an infiltration bid when they gunned down eight LeT infiltrators near the Line of Control (LoC) at Jamia Galli Gulmarg this morning, the spokesman said, adding a soldier was also killed while two others were injured in the gun-battle.

Security forces killed another LeT militant in an encounter at Dangiwacha in the north Kashmir district of Baramula last night. An AK rifle, four magazines, four hand grenades and 80 rounds were seized from the slain ultra.

Three militants, including a self-styled district commander of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, were gunned down by the security forces during a search operation late last night at Sayan village under the Kokernag police station.

An AK rifle, five magazines, two pistols, one hand grenade, 108 rounds were seized from the slain ultra.

Two charred bodies of militants along with two AK rifles, five magazines and 19 rounds were recovered from the debris of the Janwari Complex at Sopore where security forces and ultras were locked in a gunfight on Friday, the spokesman said.

Militants kidnapped and later killed Mohammad Yousuf at Bansal Mahore in the Udhampur district last night, he said. — UNI

my cousin died in Muzaaffarabad.she was principal of the school.she used to go with other staff members in vagon .The moment they were in side the school ,building collapsed.the place is 16 miles away from capital no acces as yet.may be some miracle happen and some of them would be saved.Rescue work is started yesterday and that too in the capital.
there is no place even for burial.Allah bless them.
ameen.

And in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) , also called as `Azad Kashmir` by some ,

``The Kashmir Earthquake`` is not a story that can be told in numbers. Twenty thousand dead? What does it mean?

Perhaps it would make sense to ask the living. But they do not seem to be interested.

The only thing that brings fire to their eyes is a mention of the government.

``The bastards want us to be a part of Pakistan,`` a young man spits out the words as if he had never intended them to taste his tongue.

edge sahib:

you are an insult your mother

Oh no, not another calamity is what we all thought when we heard the news (we were out of urban limits). A government officer who handled a part of the tsunami rehab program in south India said NGOs and kind folk helped with shelter, food, and clothes, but no one came to clear the debris, cremate the dead, clear the decaying garbage. For that, only the government agencies were responsible. I feel sorry more for the living who may have lost all they had. Rehabilitation is hard. As for those who perished, may their souls rest in peace.

For all those intrested in donating in UAE, you can bring your donations to Pakistan Association Office Dubai or Pakistan Counslate in Dubai or Pakistan Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Both places are receiving commodity items as well as monetary donations. Please extend your help and resources in anything you can do for the relief efforts.