Source: AP
Officials say a strong earthquake has hit northeastern Afghanistan, a quake that rattled the capital Kabul for about a minute.
The U.S. Geological Survey says Sunday’s quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and was located in the northeastern province of Badakhshan in the Hindu Kush mountains. The area is often hit by earthquakes but […]

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Source: International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Officials say a moderate earthquake has jolted a broad stretch of northwest Pakistan and the Kashmir region.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.8-magnitude temblor originated Monday morning in the quake-prone Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. It says it struck at a depth […]

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Source: Mathaba
The International Committee of the Red Cross ‘ICRC’ Sunday launched an appeal of 7.8 million dollars for the affected people of Pakistan`s southwest.
It said that 20 to 30 thousands people have been affected and some 4000 mud houses destroyed in Ziarat district, some 60 kilometers from Quetta, the provincial capital.
The ICRC said that its […]

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Source: Market Watch
WASHINGTON, Nov 03, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — – U.S. Government Assistance Now $2.5 Million –
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $1.5 million in emergency assistance in the aftermath of last week’s earthquake in Balochistan province in Pakistan. This brings the total USAID emergency […]

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Source: The Hindustan Times
The sweeping valley of Ziarat district in southwest Pakistan, hit this week by a powerful earthquake, is famous for its ancient juniper forests and orchards filled with golden and green apples.
But the 6.4-magnitude tremor that destroyed homes and killed up to 300 people also felled many trees, robbing local apple industry workers […]

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Source: ABC News
A 5.0 magnitude aftershock rattled south-western Pakistan, three days after a powerful earthquake killed up to 300 people in the region, the US Geological Survey said.
The latest quake struck just before 6:00am (local time) north-east of the city of Quetta, in an area where tens of thousands of people were made homeless by […]

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Source: Daily Dispatch
PAKISTAN said that it does not intend to seek international help following the deadly earthquake that hit the country’s south-west Balochistan province, killing dozens of people and leaving thousands homeless.
“According to initial information the situation is localised so far. We can deal with it,” Farooq Ahmed Khan, chairperson of the National Disaster Management […]

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Source: International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake jolted parts of southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, leaving at least 150 people dead and hundreds more injured, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, and several districts of the province between 4:30 a.m. and 5:10 a.m Wednesday, […]

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Source: BBC News
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A earthquake of magnitude 6.4 has hit Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan, with at least 100 people reported dead.

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Today marks the third anniversary of disastrous earthquake that hit northern Pakistan, especially Kashmir and parts of India and Afghanistan. More than a hundred thousand people lost their lives. Since then, even with millions and millions of rupees coming into the country for reconstruction and development in those parts of Kashmir affected by the tragedy, […]

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Source: Unique Pakistan
The United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Libya will offer Pakistan financial assistance of $130 million to construct New Balakot city planned for the survivors of 2005 earthquake, which flattened their NWFP town, a document says. According to a Planning Commission document, the Libyan government (Gaddafi Foundation), Department for International Development (DFID of UK) […]

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