Earthquake Relief Efforts
Bina Shah October 10, 2005
#45 Posted by ZahraJ on October 15, 2005 3:52:35 pm
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From: ``Khan, Shahid``
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:02 pm
Subject: OPEN`s Appeal for Earthquake Relief Support
> Dear OPEN Members and Friends:
>
> WE NEED YOUR HELP!
>
> On Saturday, October 8th, Pakistan suffered the worst national
> disaster of its history. You have seen the pictures of the
> devastation and tragedy that has struck millions. To assist with
> the massive relief effort in the country, OPEN chapters in Boston,
> New York, Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. will be working
> closely with reputable charity organizations on the ground in
> Pakistan.
> You can help us in four areas:
>
> 1. $5M of emergency drugs to Pakistan:
> We have an urgent request to raise $25,000 to support the
> delivery of emergency drugs in Pakistan. One of OPEN Charter
> Members has arranged for the delivery of $5MM of emergency drugs
> from Americare. Americare works with LIFE US
> (; 501c3 organization) to deliver drugs to
> the affected areas. LIFE US needs $25K ASAP to transport drugs
> from Islamabad to remote areas in Azad Kashmir and NWFP. I am
> please to inform you that OPEN-US (Boston, New York, Silicon
> Valley and Washington D.C.) have announced a contribution of $10
> K! We are $15K short and, would like to request you to make a
> donation as soon as possible.
>
> Please visit the following URL to make your donation for this
>
initiative:
> For alternate locations, please write to
>
> Please forward this message to your friends and co-workers.
>
> Thank you very much for your support.
>
> OPEN New York
> http://www.opennewyork.org
From: ``Khan, Shahid``
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:02 pm
Subject: OPEN`s Appeal for Earthquake Relief Support
> Dear OPEN Members and Friends:
>
> WE NEED YOUR HELP!
>
> On Saturday, October 8th, Pakistan suffered the worst national
> disaster of its history. You have seen the pictures of the
> devastation and tragedy that has struck millions. To assist with
> the massive relief effort in the country, OPEN chapters in Boston,
> New York, Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. will be working
> closely with reputable charity organizations on the ground in
> Pakistan.
> You can help us in four areas:
>
> 1. $5M of emergency drugs to Pakistan:
> We have an urgent request to raise $25,000 to support the
> delivery of emergency drugs in Pakistan. One of OPEN Charter
> Members has arranged for the delivery of $5MM of emergency drugs
> from Americare. Americare works with LIFE US
> (
> the affected areas. LIFE US needs $25K ASAP to transport drugs
> from Islamabad to remote areas in Azad Kashmir and NWFP. I am
> please to inform you that OPEN-US (Boston, New York, Silicon
> Valley and Washington D.C.) have announced a contribution of $10
> K! We are $15K short and, would like to request you to make a
> donation as soon as possible.
>
> Please visit the following URL to make your donation for this
>
initiative:
> For alternate locations, please write to
>
> Please forward this message to your friends and co-workers.
>
> Thank you very much for your support.
>
> OPEN New York
> http://www.opennewyork.org
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#44 Posted by smartsyco on October 15, 2005 5:32:46 am
Re: # 22
they will be fine INSHALLAH
yeah this is not easy even after 7 days or more it is getting difficult and difficult to get reach there......as i was listening cnn last day i listened there....we are making so fast but every passing minute show us we are late......
so it is true indeed it is so much difficult to move with that much heavy machinery ..... and in difficult tracks like kashmire........i would like to aapreciate the people of pakistan and international community for this much help
may ALLAH bless them.......
they will be fine INSHALLAH
yeah this is not easy even after 7 days or more it is getting difficult and difficult to get reach there......as i was listening cnn last day i listened there....we are making so fast but every passing minute show us we are late......
so it is true indeed it is so much difficult to move with that much heavy machinery ..... and in difficult tracks like kashmire........i would like to aapreciate the people of pakistan and international community for this much help
may ALLAH bless them.......
#43 Posted by MantoLives on October 13, 2005 10:30:40 pm
Friday, October 14, 2005
Quake unites Sikhs, Hindus, Christians as Pakistanis
MANSEHRA: Radesh Singh, a Pakistani Sikh and his group of Hindu, Christian and Muslim friends have joined forces to help survivors of the devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan.
They hope efforts to provide relief and care would send a clear message of tolerance in the predominantly Muslim Pakistan. “We are here without any religious bias for people who are in dire need of help and care,” Radesh told Reuters in Mansehra, a district in Northwest Frontier Province now in ruins after Saturday’s disaster.
“We are also hoping that our efforts will give out a message that people from different religious backgrounds and communities can live peacefully together and help each other,” he said. An estimated 96 percent of Pakistan’s population are Muslim, about 1.7 percent are Christian and some 2.0 percent are Hindu, while others account0 for less than 0.5 percent.
Minorities in Pakistan have been targeted by Islamic militants recently. Just last week there was a bomb attack on a religious centre of the Ahmadiyya sect in the central province of Punjab that killed eight and wounded more than a dozen.
Radesh, who runs his own business in the province’s capital, Peshawar, came with a truckload of medicines, blankets, clothing and dry food mustered by his Sikh friends Rajinder and Ranjit Singh, Hindus Prakash and Diyaram and Emmanuel, a Christian. “It is simply an effort on our parts for the earthquake victims, who are in dire need of help. We have come here as human beings not as Sikhs, Christians, Hindus or Muslims,” Ranjit said. Rajinder and his Sikh friends were born in Peshawar and say they are Pakistanis first, second and last. “I even ran for the local bodies elections this time but lost,” Rajinder said. On Wednesday night they were faced with a different kind of problem. Having heard of incidents of looting of private relief vehicles and violence in badly hit areas, Rajinder and his friends stopped over in Mansehra, saying he and his friends wanted to distribute the goods under the supervision of the army.
“We just want these goods to reach the deserving people. We have come here as human beings and don’t want to get involved in any violent incidents,” Emanuel said. reuters
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005 10 14 story_14-10-2005_pg7_39
Quake unites Sikhs, Hindus, Christians as Pakistanis
MANSEHRA: Radesh Singh, a Pakistani Sikh and his group of Hindu, Christian and Muslim friends have joined forces to help survivors of the devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan.
They hope efforts to provide relief and care would send a clear message of tolerance in the predominantly Muslim Pakistan. “We are here without any religious bias for people who are in dire need of help and care,” Radesh told Reuters in Mansehra, a district in Northwest Frontier Province now in ruins after Saturday’s disaster.
“We are also hoping that our efforts will give out a message that people from different religious backgrounds and communities can live peacefully together and help each other,” he said. An estimated 96 percent of Pakistan’s population are Muslim, about 1.7 percent are Christian and some 2.0 percent are Hindu, while others account0 for less than 0.5 percent.
Minorities in Pakistan have been targeted by Islamic militants recently. Just last week there was a bomb attack on a religious centre of the Ahmadiyya sect in the central province of Punjab that killed eight and wounded more than a dozen.
Radesh, who runs his own business in the province’s capital, Peshawar, came with a truckload of medicines, blankets, clothing and dry food mustered by his Sikh friends Rajinder and Ranjit Singh, Hindus Prakash and Diyaram and Emmanuel, a Christian. “It is simply an effort on our parts for the earthquake victims, who are in dire need of help. We have come here as human beings not as Sikhs, Christians, Hindus or Muslims,” Ranjit said. Rajinder and his Sikh friends were born in Peshawar and say they are Pakistanis first, second and last. “I even ran for the local bodies elections this time but lost,” Rajinder said. On Wednesday night they were faced with a different kind of problem. Having heard of incidents of looting of private relief vehicles and violence in badly hit areas, Rajinder and his friends stopped over in Mansehra, saying he and his friends wanted to distribute the goods under the supervision of the army.
“We just want these goods to reach the deserving people. We have come here as human beings and don’t want to get involved in any violent incidents,” Emanuel said. reuters
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005 10 14 story_14-10-2005_pg7_39
#42 Posted by Romair on October 12, 2005 9:40:11 am
Just received this email:
The Richter scale is logarithmic in nature and an increase of one magnitude unit represents an amplitude of ten times. The seismic waves of 6 are ten times greater than of 5. However in terms of energy release a scale of 6 is more than 31 times than those of 5 scale.
It is essential to understand the above. The waves that will be recorded on the graph will be 10 times more of scale 6 compared to 5, but the energy released will not be 10 times but 31 times. A 7.6 earthquake can cause major damage upto 200 kilometers. It punches an energy equal to 160 million tons of TNT explosives. Hiroshima bomb was just 13 kilotons or 13,000 tons. The 7.6 earthquake we had, punched an energy equal to 12307692 Hiroshima bombs. ( One crore and twenty three lakh Hiroshima bombs)
The Richter scale is logarithmic in nature and an increase of one magnitude unit represents an amplitude of ten times. The seismic waves of 6 are ten times greater than of 5. However in terms of energy release a scale of 6 is more than 31 times than those of 5 scale.
It is essential to understand the above. The waves that will be recorded on the graph will be 10 times more of scale 6 compared to 5, but the energy released will not be 10 times but 31 times. A 7.6 earthquake can cause major damage upto 200 kilometers. It punches an energy equal to 160 million tons of TNT explosives. Hiroshima bomb was just 13 kilotons or 13,000 tons. The 7.6 earthquake we had, punched an energy equal to 12307692 Hiroshima bombs. ( One crore and twenty three lakh Hiroshima bombs)
#41 Posted by hamidm2 on October 12, 2005 6:02:36 am
#40 Posted by DrDr on October 12, 2005 4:13:31 am
Injuns shudnt b pokin their nose in2 paki affairs. if the pakis feel they r gettin shafted & the gummit iz failing them they can always throw the bums out. oops.
#39 Posted by rez on October 12, 2005 3:27:38 am
Assalaam O Alaikum
my name is Dr. Bilal Alam and i work at Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. You all know about the earthquake that has hit our country and caused great devastation. Thousands have lost their lives. Many thousands of people are injured and in critical condition. I work at the hospital which is currently overloaded with patients from Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Mansehra. Everday we receive hundreds of patients who have life threatening injuries. Treatment is currently underway and we are also sending medical teams to the nearby areas of Mansehra and Balakot. We constantly need medical supplies, blankets, clothes, drinking water etc. In order to acheive this, we have set up a fund at our College/Hospital so that people can contribute money and our any other equipment and help us carry out our tasks. All the information is at:
http://www.amcrelief.com
I would request you all to please visit the website where details on how to contribute and give aid are given. Please hurry you could save someone`s life...
my name is Dr. Bilal Alam and i work at Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. You all know about the earthquake that has hit our country and caused great devastation. Thousands have lost their lives. Many thousands of people are injured and in critical condition. I work at the hospital which is currently overloaded with patients from Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Mansehra. Everday we receive hundreds of patients who have life threatening injuries. Treatment is currently underway and we are also sending medical teams to the nearby areas of Mansehra and Balakot. We constantly need medical supplies, blankets, clothes, drinking water etc. In order to acheive this, we have set up a fund at our College/Hospital so that people can contribute money and our any other equipment and help us carry out our tasks. All the information is at:
http://www.amcrelief.com
I would request you all to please visit the website where details on how to contribute and give aid are given. Please hurry you could save someone`s life...
#37 Posted by S.P.Wakil on October 11, 2005 8:38:08 pm
Re: # 33
Well said. In my world too it is lunacy. But what can one do? I remember at the time of the Gujarat earthquake a few years ago a plane load of life saving aid supplies from Pakistan just stood there because our Indian authorities refused to accept/clear the aid supplies. It was allowed, I think, after four or five days to unload. A full 96 t0 120 hours lapsed between their offer and our acceptance as if the blankets, tents and medicines would write [intelligence] back home! Now I ask you!!
Lunacy? You bet. But what can we do?
Hey, human lives first and politics later!!
[What if the Americans had brokered that one too? It`s scary.]
Well said. In my world too it is lunacy. But what can one do? I remember at the time of the Gujarat earthquake a few years ago a plane load of life saving aid supplies from Pakistan just stood there because our Indian authorities refused to accept/clear the aid supplies. It was allowed, I think, after four or five days to unload. A full 96 t0 120 hours lapsed between their offer and our acceptance as if the blankets, tents and medicines would write [intelligence] back home! Now I ask you!!
Lunacy? You bet. But what can we do?
Hey, human lives first and politics later!!
[What if the Americans had brokered that one too? It`s scary.]
#36 Posted by jang on October 11, 2005 1:28:31 pm
#26
ali, as i write, the next article from Ferzana Versey is forthcoming, this topic will be discussed in detail there.
ali, as i write, the next article from Ferzana Versey is forthcoming, this topic will be discussed in detail there.
#35 Posted by S.P.Wakil on October 11, 2005 1:23:52 pm
Re: # 32
Sorry, I neglected to add the following:
The Edhi Foundation:
USA USA Edhi international Foundation.
42-07 National street
Corona, New York, 11368 USA
Tel: (718)(639-5120)
Fax:(718)(335-1978)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Edhi International Foundation,
7 Shakespeare road,
Finchley, Central London N3 IXE,
United Kingdom.
Tel:(081)(346-9232), (081)(349-0296)
Canada Canada Edhi Charitable Foundation, Inc.
100 McLevin Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario B 2V5, Canada.
Tel/fax: (416)(293-4899)
Japan Japan Edhi International Foundation,
RM 101 COPO Nikkei, 1-25 4-Chome,
Minami-ohi Shinagawa -KU-Tokyo 140 Japan.
Australia Australia Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation,
Level 20, Picadly tower,
133, Castle reagh street, Sydney 2000,
Austrailia.
Tel: 02-2646499, 03-3767-7282
Fax: 03-3764-4395, 02-264-7337
Bangladesh Bangladesh Edhi International Foundation Inc,
2/2 Purana palton, 3rd Floor,
Dhaka - 1000
Network | Communication Network | Zonal Set-up | Foundation`s Network | Offices Throughout Pakistan
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Sorry, I neglected to add the following:
The Edhi Foundation:
USA USA Edhi international Foundation.
42-07 National street
Corona, New York, 11368 USA
Tel: (718)(639-5120)
Fax:(718)(335-1978)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Edhi International Foundation,
7 Shakespeare road,
Finchley, Central London N3 IXE,
United Kingdom.
Tel:(081)(346-9232), (081)(349-0296)
Canada Canada Edhi Charitable Foundation, Inc.
100 McLevin Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario B 2V5, Canada.
Tel/fax: (416)(293-4899)
Japan Japan Edhi International Foundation,
RM 101 COPO Nikkei, 1-25 4-Chome,
Minami-ohi Shinagawa -KU-Tokyo 140 Japan.
Australia Australia Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation,
Level 20, Picadly tower,
133, Castle reagh street, Sydney 2000,
Austrailia.
Tel: 02-2646499, 03-3767-7282
Fax: 03-3764-4395, 02-264-7337
Bangladesh Bangladesh Edhi International Foundation Inc,
2/2 Purana palton, 3rd Floor,
Dhaka - 1000
Network | Communication Network | Zonal Set-up | Foundation`s Network | Offices Throughout Pakistan
Home | History | Ideology | Resources | Activities | Future Plans | At a Glance | Press Releases | e-mail
#34 Posted by dost_mittar on October 11, 2005 8:04:52 am
Bina:
As big as this tagedy is, it is also reflective of how it has brought the best in Pakistanis at home and abroad and among Indians as well. We may be children of different gods but are all the same before the forces of nature which does not respect any man made divisions and boundaries.
Let us hope that this spirit of generosity and cooperation lasts.
To rsridhar, Edge and others, you may want to discuss these issues at a later date, talking about anything other than compassion for those suffering at this time is in really poor taste.
As big as this tagedy is, it is also reflective of how it has brought the best in Pakistanis at home and abroad and among Indians as well. We may be children of different gods but are all the same before the forces of nature which does not respect any man made divisions and boundaries.
Let us hope that this spirit of generosity and cooperation lasts.
To rsridhar, Edge and others, you may want to discuss these issues at a later date, talking about anything other than compassion for those suffering at this time is in really poor taste.
#33 Posted by rsridhar on October 11, 2005 7:17:57 am
re:#12 by southasian
Pakis would look at anything from India with suspicion, even medicines. That is how they are, right from top downwards.
So many more lives could have been saved but for Mushyrat`s stupidity in refusing copters and combined rescue operations. India is next door, flush with vast resources and with experience of dealing with major earthquakes in the past. He refused offer of substantial help from India and took 48 h or more to say all he wants are some blankets and tents! In my world, this is called lunacy and the guy is certifiably mad. Even at this hour, the idiot was only thinking of his image.
My question to this rat is: what is more important, your image or lives of people trapped under the debris?
Sridhar
Pakis would look at anything from India with suspicion, even medicines. That is how they are, right from top downwards.
So many more lives could have been saved but for Mushyrat`s stupidity in refusing copters and combined rescue operations. India is next door, flush with vast resources and with experience of dealing with major earthquakes in the past. He refused offer of substantial help from India and took 48 h or more to say all he wants are some blankets and tents! In my world, this is called lunacy and the guy is certifiably mad. Even at this hour, the idiot was only thinking of his image.
My question to this rat is: what is more important, your image or lives of people trapped under the debris?
Sridhar
#32 Posted by S.P.Wakil on October 11, 2005 4:58:27 am
Re: # 18
[#s 13, 16, 18, 30 etc]
The following are going to `cost` as close to zero as possible in `overhead` and administration. The only other alternative is to send your funds to your trusted friends and colleagues. I have noticed an overflow of `honesty` and zeal since last four days. I hope it is self sustainable. One or two people I know are already in the field as volunteers and doing the `zero` overhead transfer of funds.
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Donations to Victims of earthquake:
https://icnany.org/Donation/Donation.php?a=relief
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Donations to Victims of earthquake:
https://icnany.org/Donation/Donation.php?a=relief
[#s 13, 16, 18, 30 etc]
The following are going to `cost` as close to zero as possible in `overhead` and administration. The only other alternative is to send your funds to your trusted friends and colleagues. I have noticed an overflow of `honesty` and zeal since last four days. I hope it is self sustainable. One or two people I know are already in the field as volunteers and doing the `zero` overhead transfer of funds.
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Donations to Victims of earthquake:
https://icnany.org/Donation/Donation.php?a=relief
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Donations to Victims of earthquake:
https://icnany.org/Donation/Donation.php?a=relief
#31 Posted by obiabani on October 10, 2005 9:33:23 pm
ONLINE DONATION FOR EDHI AND PRESIDENT`S RELIEF FUND
You can donate to
1) Edhi
2) President`s Relief Fund
at www.DevelopPakistan.org
Your donation is not only tax deductible in US but will also be matched dollar for dollar.
You can donate to
1) Edhi
2) President`s Relief Fund
at www.DevelopPakistan.org
Your donation is not only tax deductible in US but will also be matched dollar for dollar.
#30 Posted by S.P.Wakil on October 10, 2005 9:28:45 pm
Re: # 13 [and #16]
The following information is being used quite comonly, it appears, by the donors: [the best is by using your credit cards through Pay Pal etc.]
See message:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lahore/message/11956
For international telegraphic transfer these donations can be deposited in any bank through: Swift Code: (UNILPKKA)
Type the word ``DONATE`` and SMS on 436
DONATE via SMS for EarthQuake Victims in Pakistan
For Mobilink and Ufone customers - SMS the word DONATE
to the number 436. Rs 3 will be deducted from your
balance and given towards the earthquake relief fund.
For international telegraphic transfer from any bank abroad also indicate
Swift Code U N I L P K KA
Donate Rs. 3/= per SMS towards MKRF Relief Fund – SMS the word DONATE to 436 – Each SMS cost Rs. 3/= + taxes –Send as many SMS as you can. This is a joint effort by GEO, Mobilink and Ufone
The following information is being used quite comonly, it appears, by the donors: [the best is by using your credit cards through Pay Pal etc.]
See message:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lahore/message/11956
For international telegraphic transfer these donations can be deposited in any bank through: Swift Code: (UNILPKKA)
Type the word ``DONATE`` and SMS on 436
DONATE via SMS for EarthQuake Victims in Pakistan
For Mobilink and Ufone customers - SMS the word DONATE
to the number 436. Rs 3 will be deducted from your
balance and given towards the earthquake relief fund.
For international telegraphic transfer from any bank abroad also indicate
Swift Code U N I L P K KA
Donate Rs. 3/= per SMS towards MKRF Relief Fund – SMS the word DONATE to 436 – Each SMS cost Rs. 3/= + taxes –Send as many SMS as you can. This is a joint effort by GEO, Mobilink and Ufone
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