MANSEHRA, PAKISTAN Apr 1, 2012 – Two of the three teams sent by HALUAN Malaysia’s humanitarian mission during the 2005 earthquake of 7.6 Richter that hit Pakistan flew in Malaysian Air Force aircrafts. Thanks to the Malaysian Government, the teams were flown in Charlies along with cargo and officers. They landed at the Chaklala Airbase …
BATTAGRAM, PAKISTAN Mar 31, 2012 – Battagram was the bastion of HALUAN Malaysia’s humanitarian activities during the 2005 quake that hit Pakistan which caused some 100,000 fatalities. It was from this little town that the medical teams launched their mobile services in the high mountain slopes in near freezing weather. Led by local scout Adnan …
BATTAGRAM, PAKISTAN Mar 30, 2012 – What do HALUAN and the Al-Bukhary Foundation of Malaysia (Al-Bukhary) have in common, you ask? Well, the latter took up where HALUAN had left off after the devastating October 8, 2005 7.6 Richter earthquake that killed almost 100,000 Pakistanis in a matter of minutes. This expedition team was tracing …
MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN Mar 29, 2012 – PIMA or the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association has proved its mettle in so many instances in the past especially during disasters such as earthquakes, floods and landslides. On a more permanent basis, its foundation is grounded into charity services where the common public could go to – its more …
MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN Mar 28, 2012 – It wasn’t a pretty sight. Over 35,000 dead and a stench hanging in the air as bodies crushed under rubbles and boulders could not all be extricated fast enough. Amidst the chaos stood an organisation that raced against time. Sheikh Aqeel-us-Rahman recalled those grueling moments when members of his …
BALAKOT, PAKISTAN Mar 27, 2012 — Life would never be the same again for victims of the earthquake in Balakot. Reconstruction of personal abodes and shops became individual efforts while pledges and funds for the rebuilding of homes, schools and public amenities dissipated into thin air although the citizens knew the money did reach the …
BALAKOT, PAKISTAN Mar 27, 2012 – In part 2 of this series of articles on post-quake Pakistan, the report cited the catastrophic death of 150 secondary school students and three teachers trapped beneath the rubbles of their classroom and then burnt alive when an adjoining science lab caught fire right after the October 8, 2005 …
BALAKOT, PAKISTAN Mar 26, 2012 – His wrinkles and deep penetrating eyes embalm the sorrow he carefully tries to hide as Muhammad Arif Khan, 57, looks away from me while unfolding the bitter episode he and the citizens of Balakot experienced on that fateful day. As if tears would roll if we had made eye …
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN Mar 21, 2012 — Chouwdry Arshad would have logged a long laundry list of summonses had he been a Malaysian. He’s the kind of driver that would make a Malaysian highway patrolman itch on the pedal with strobe lights and sirens blaring as he honks incessantly at the perceptively inept front driver, ignores …
