earthquake2005

On October 8 2005, a 7.6 magnitude quake ripped through the region killing an estimated 75,000 people

Sirens to sound throughout Muzaffarabad at 8:52am and events to be held to mark the tragedy and remember the victims

The project was scheduled to be completed by 2010 but several issues have delayed it for five years

Orphan Centre in Mirpur and SOS Village in Muzaffarabad looking after dozens of quake orphans

At least 228 people still missing among them 153 belong to AJK

Report of PM's inquiry panel yet to be made public, a decade after the temblor struck

Ten years ago on October 8, 2005 at 08:50:39, an earthquake occurred of magnitude 7.6

Parents of 16-year-old believe their daughter is still alive and will continue to search for her

With Paper Miracles, female survivors of the 2005 earthquake are rolling away their troubles one bead at a time

Earthquake relief body received Rs14.71b, but AGPR has no reconciliation record of the amount.

Residents offer prayers for the deceased; provincial minister assures timely completion of New Balakot City.

Suriya, mother of Azam, an 18-year-old victim of the earthquake, finds walking past the Towers extremely difficult.

The families have been living there for the past two months.

On 2005 earthquake’s sixth anniversary, friends and families gather.

'People of Pakistan and Kashmir are bound together historically, religiously and geographically.'

Gilani inaugurates schools, hospital, unveils development projects in quake affected areas.

Residents in Balakot continue to live in shelter homes, six years later.

Muzaffarabad was the site of the epicentre of the 2005 earthquake.

Located in the Swat valley, Shangla was devastated by the 2005 earthquake which claimed 434 lives.

The city is lined with pot-holed roads, and majority of homes are shelters provided by foreigners.

Our cities will be unable to cope with any major catastrophe, unless we step up and prepare.

Six years on, the Margalla Towers, serve only as a haven for drug addicts, homeless.

ERRA officials accused of misusing 60 per cent of funds.

Gilani says govt would continue funding reconstruction projects despite financial constraints.

Approximately 97% of the UN’s $357 million appeal remains unfunded.

International agreement aims to reconstruct Swat Museum.

The ground will be swept under your feet if building code not followed, says expert.