Hi All, Some of you might be already aware that an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale struck in the north of Pakistan on the morning of 8th October 2005, followed by several after shocks just 80 kms north of the Pakistan capital, Islamabad. Areas of Kashmir in Pakistan are most severely affected by the earthquake. Areas of Kashmir in India are also affected. It is estimated that over 30,000 are feared dead and more than 40 thousand injured. There is a massive disruption in the region including landslides and collapsed houses. Here is the link to various organizations where you can donate.
ICNA Earthquake Relief Fund https://icnany.org/Donation/Donation.php?a=relief http://www.reliefonline.org/FLYER_EARTQUAKE.pdf Islamic Relief http://www.irw.org/asiaquake/ Muslim Hands http://www.muslimhands.org/Site/Pages/Appeals/PakistanKashmirEarthquake Donations to President's Relief Fund http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-10-2005_pg7_19 http://www.embassyofpakistan.org/news162a.php (via Embassy of Pakistan in Washinton; donations can be made through Bank of America direct transfers) Mir Khalil Ur Rehman Foundation http://www.jang.com.pk/important_events/earthquake05/mkrf/index.html Minhaj Welfare Foundation http://welfare.minhaj.org/en/contents.minhaj?category=campains&id=69 Thanks Qasim ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
