<rss><channel><item><title>Work on road linking NWFP, AJK begins F. P. Report</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2810&amp;ad=13-11-2008</link><description>MANSEHRA: The provincial ministers from Mansehra district launched the reconstruction of strategically important Atarshesha-Garihabibullah road, linking ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T21:09+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-7061c4b03d943907f4690e4fc1c4b594</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Yemen: UN General Assembly adopts resolution on special economic assistance</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7LBM73?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>, he asserted. 1820 (2008) The establishment of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) had given the United Nations a rapid response capacity, yet the world seemed more willing to pay for damages after disaster stuck than invest in preventive action, he said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T19:10+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-1ae87bf6338dbfe8d216e67a40f2df9a</guid><category>SecurityCouncil</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>EuropeAid</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NatureENV</category><category>SustainableDevelopmentENV</category><category>HealthENV</category><category>PeaceProcess</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>Conflict</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>Development</category><category>Echo</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>Environment</category><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>AgricultureRuralDevelopment</category><category>SeaENV</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>EnterpriseEurope2</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>NuclearDecommissioning</category><category>UnitedNationsENV</category><category>AirENV</category><category>TechnologyForesight</category><category>RegionalPolicy</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>ExternalAffairs</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>AgricultureRussiaAsia</category><category>AgricultureMercosur</category><category>AgricultureUSCANZ</category></item><item><title>Quake-hit China faces long road towards psychological recovery (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinaquakeschoolshealth</link><description>AFP - Six months after thousands of school children lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake, psychological counselling remains a dire need for families here.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T19:10+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-0a3be136858208699556f84218538681</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN assesses winter needs of Balochistan earthquake survivors</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58859&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (APP): Survivors of a deadly earthquake that recently struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province urgently need winterized tents, blankets, warm clothing, food, health services and restored drinking water supplies as already low temperatures are likely to plunge even lower as winter approaches, according to the latest U.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T06:08+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-32217da816fa54bfc61ad6aa18c79fcc</guid><category>MARS-STAT</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Aftershocks gradually subsiding</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2813&amp;ad=12-11-2008</link><description>ISLAMABAD (APP): Director General, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Qamar Zaman Chudhary said there is no need to panic during the aftershocks ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T22:40+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-c091f69b1bd26f2df2ddad9c1dcc8190</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BD3,000 raised for quake-hit</title><link>http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/articles.asp?article=234463&amp;Sn=BNEW&amp;IssueId=3025</link><description>THE Pakistan community in Bahrain has raised BD3,000 for those affected by last month's earthquake in Baluchistan, which killed more than 170 people and left thousands homeless. The money was collected following a condolence and relief co-ordination meeting held at the Pakistan Embassy.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T06:36+0100</pubDate><source>GulfDailyNews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>GulfDailyNews-423249d0592744e08c4495b6a5f4f39c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Govt intensifies efforts for early rehabilitation of Balochistan earthquake affectees</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=9</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday held a meeting with the MNAs and Federal Ministers from Balochistan to seek their opinion in order to reach a consensus-based decision regarding the earthquake hit areas, in the wake of fast approaching winter.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T05:49+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-d6fb5536ed44e98c4f73684837d9422a</guid><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Bank of Khyber not in troubled waters, says MD</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=146136</link><description>PESHAWAR: Despite the financial crunch in the country, the monetary position of the Bank of Khyber (Bok) is still firm and stable, said Bilal Mustafa,</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T00:46+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-cfeab2191b52039c02add9117e051276</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>Pak doctors awarded for helping May 12 China quake victims</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=146078</link><description>BEIJING: In an impressive ceremony, a Pakistani diplomat received an award here for the members of the Pakistani Mobile Hospital that provided outstan</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T00:16+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-9c19b35fb0ea2103836deb281c747d58</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Economic crisis fail to dent BoK?s financial position: MD</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=cn&amp;nid=1260&amp;ad=11-11-2008</link><description>PESHAWAR (APP): Bank of Khyber (Bok) did not face any liquidity crunch during the recent financial crisis and bank's financial position is still very solid ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T23:28+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-8d836ef8551c31b5f76fcfed7906129e</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>ICRC response to Baluchistan quake</title><link>http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/pakistan-update-081108</link><description>General situation: Aftershocks from the 29 October earthquake can be felt daily in the earthquake zone (EQZ). Some of the worst affected areas lie within a 20-kilometre radius of Kawas village in the district of Ziarat. Kawas and the villages of Wam and Kahan are among the most badly damaged, many houses having been completely destroyed.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T13:50+0100</pubDate><source>redCross</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>redCross-ec4e37a1ab101fcba585f18a895bbc76</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PAKISTAN: Quetta residents fearful of further tremors</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/a8a5b122fe91a85e957bb8f66d01b852.htm</link><description>10 Nov 2008 11:40:12 GMT Source: IRIN At least 1,000 aftershocks have hit Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and the nearby town of Ziarat since the earthquake of 29 October. Around 300 of the jolts have measured above four on the Richter scale, according to Pakistan's Met Office.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T12:50+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-953103e49e05f681a155f05df5e96c70</guid><category>ReferenceMaterials</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PAKISTAN: Quetta residents fearful of further tremors</title><link>http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=81378</link><description>QUETTA, 10 November 2008 (IRIN) - At least 1,000 aftershocks have hit Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and the nearby town of Ziarat since the earthquake of 29 October. Around 300 of the jolts have measured above four on the Richter scale, according to Pakistan's Met Office.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T12:43+0100</pubDate><source>irinnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irinnews-90921d5545cd9d1b44b06ba12925338c</guid><category>ReferenceMaterials</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Press Counsellor receives award for helping May 12 quake affectees</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58646&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>BEIJING, Nov 10 (APP) - In an impressive ceremony, a Pakistani diplomat received award here for the members of the Pakistani Mobile Hospital that provided outstanding medical assistance to the affected people of the devastated earthquake that hit parts of China on May 12.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T12:08+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-939eaa14d6ca9afe5167d1c8d3b4ab14</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan’s ambassador receives award for May 12 devastated earthquake help</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58646&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>The award ‘A Carrier of International Peace and Friendship’ was received by Counsellor Press and Cultural at Pakistan Embassy Muhammad Iftikhar Raja on the occasion of the International Week of Science and Peace held here at Great Hall of the People on Sunday. The Vice President of the 9 th National People’s Congress Mr.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T10:35+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-d6ddabddc881c75c9b57ed894d773f25</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Five-year-old quake survivor fighting for life</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=145927</link><description>PESHAWAR: Shakeela Naz, a five-year-old girl who fell victim to the October 2005 deadly earthquake, is suffering from a severe burn injury to her head</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T00:08+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-3a09df410467fce7be2ba965bc9e2821</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Iranian envoy, Pakistani president discuss issues of mutual interest</title><link>http://www.ettelaat.com/index2.asp?code=endisplay&amp;fname=/ettelaat/etbupload/data/2008/11/11-09/9.htm&amp;title=Iranian%20envoy,%20Pakistani%20president%20discuss%20issues%20of%20mutual%20interest%20</link><description>TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador Mashallah Shakeri called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday and discussed bilateral matters, the Presidential Office said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-09T13:01+0100</pubDate><source>ettelaat</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ettelaat-02cda5482cfc879d117c808f789de2f9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake victims given land to build houses at safer places</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=cn&amp;nid=1318&amp;ad=09-11-2008</link><description>Peshawar (PPI): Three years on from the devastating October 8 earthquake in northern part of Pakistan International organizations, world comity international ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T20:05+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-864d79a7cfc2b9f1b35874f30045d116</guid><category>WaterENV</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Iranian ambassador, Pakistani president discuss ties</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0811087466192525.htm</link><description>Iranian Ambassador Mashallah Shakeri called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday and discussed bilateral matters, the Presidential Office said. "Matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting," a statement from the Presidential Media Office said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T17:24+0100</pubDate><source>irna</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irna-7ac8debe990499569cb93d6a4b9dc82e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: Over 32% of quake-affected need immediate shelter, 62% have no food stock - OCHA survey</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7L6VX9?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>Date: 08 Nov 2008 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T02:43+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-cb94075652327361e35dc5df807d929e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>US shelter material for quake survivors arrive</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=145442</link><description>ISLAMABAD: As national and international focus slowly fades from the recent devastating earthquake in Balochistan, aid from the United States could no</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T00:13+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-83f81ac261ccb3cdf43b0fdefed5eede</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Mental health added to MSF medical intervention at the Balochistan earthquake, southwestern Pakistan</title><link>http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=77BE1A31-15C5-F00A-250655312D1739DF&amp;component=toolkit.article&amp;method=full_html</link><description>In this edition, listen to reports on new strategies to combat malaria and MSF’s response to the devastation wrought by successive hurricanes hitting Haiti. In the top story, hear how thousands of Somalis and Ethiopians fleeing war and destitution are undertaking a perilous journey

Mental health....</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T18:43+0100</pubDate><source>MSF</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MSF-2989b67afa1fc11eae1e9a6826539acb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>DHL donates for earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=145246</link><description>KARACHI: DHL made a countrywide effort through its network of offices collecting a variety of food, clothing and donations for earthquake victims in B</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T00:32+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-d9e3dac6ae229ed898ce8e7f7f81fcd0</guid><category>OHIM</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>USAID Airlifts Shelter Materials to Pakistan Quake Victims</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/usaid-airlifts-shelter-materials-to-pakistan-quake-victims,611492.shtml</link><description>WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID) airlifted plastic sheeting used to construct transitional shelters for families affected by the October 29 earthqu...</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T19:25+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-8b56b058292ce79e83820415ab8e0af9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PM Gilani To Personally Compensate Quake Victims</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/pm-gilani-to-personally-compensate-quake-victims-88627</link><description>ISLAMABAD: To share the grief of the victims of earthquake in Balochistan, the Prime Minister has announced Rs 300,000 for dead and Rs 100,000 for injured. This amount is in addition to Rs 200,000 for dead and Rs 50,000 for injured announced by the President. The Prime Minister has directed that the survey of the demolished houses [.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T06:59+0100</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-435a14752c7cf2fb3a1d06001318649a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Govt. to reinstate 1996’s sacked employees with all benefits: Sherry</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=41</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Federal Cabinet Wednesday decided in principle to reinstate all government employees sacked after dismissal of Pakistan Peoples Party’s government in 1996. All those employees who were provided employment by PPP during 1993 96 and removed from service later, would be....</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T06:07+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-9da744af5c34215a319b046320ed9cdc</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>ResearchENV</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>Energy</category><category>UnitedNationsENV</category><category>GMO</category><category>Biotechnology</category><category>AgricultureENV</category><category>EconomicForecastingEnlargement</category><category>EconomicPolicyEnlargement</category><category>ScienceENV</category><category>FoodSafety</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Gilani to personally compensate earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=40</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): To share the grief of the victims of earthquake in Balochistan, the Prime Minister has announced Rs 300,000 for dead and Rs 100,000 for injured. 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The cabinet which reviewed relief measures for the victims of Balochistan earthquake was informed that the National Disaster....</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T06:07+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-faf0610fe82410568f8a4bcfc327992b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>brief...</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=145222</link><description>BB murder case hearing adjourned till 22nd Our correspondent Rawalpindi An Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Rawalpindi here Wednesday a</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T00:27+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-12fb4c1bee2bd090a14621cf4d0787c4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CDA to auction plots to avert financial crisis</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=145190</link><description>Islamabad The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is busy preparing for an auction of residential and commercial plots in the metropolis in fou</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T00:27+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-35c5d58a209b3b08546cc48afabdee4f</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category></item><item><title>Balochistan quake victims to get funds for new houses: PM</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/06/story_6-11-2008_pg7_14</link><description>* ERRA chief says Rs 61bn disbursed among 600,000 people affected by 2005 earthquake Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The government will provide the victims of the recent earthquake in Balochistan with funds to build new houses, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T00:10+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-e7aa3536a27c0452bd3bedf60dde73fa</guid><category>WaterENV</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HealthENV</category></item><item><title>PM announces compensation for quake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/06/story_6-11-2008_pg7_31</link><description>* Gilani directs ERRA to prepare rehabilitation plan, thanks local, international donors Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday announced compensations worth Rs 300,000 and Rs 100,000 for each of the deceased and injured, respectively, in the Balochistan earthquake.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T00:10+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-afd7fbb4caeac4af33eaa2e15e850d97</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Employees sacked during 1996-98 will be reinstated</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/06/story_6-11-2008_pg7_1</link><description>* Cabinet decides govt employees will retain seniority, get back-salaries * Rs 25,000 and 15 CGI sheets for each house destroyed in quake By Tahir Niaz ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet decided in principle on Wednesday to reinstate all government employees sacked between November 1996 and December....</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T00:10+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-6d2488cdc103791d1704d7dbd3900368</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to forge closer economic, trade ties</title><link>http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=181767</link><description>RIYADH (APP) -- President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. The two leaders met here at the Royal Palace exclusively to review the ties....</description><pubDate>2008-11-05T21:23+0100</pubDate><source>tehrantimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tehrantimes-06ef5d4b5667d9045662b08a50d6886d</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Govt committed to better reconstruction, rehab of 2005’s quake-hit areas: PM</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58180&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>The Prime Minister said though the country faced great challenges in the wake of October 2005’s catastrophic earthquake, however these were effectively coped with the nation’s resilience. He mentioned health, education and sanitation sectors that required due attention in the quake-hit areas.</description><pubDate>2008-11-05T10:37+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-e5ff60eebaf2cc9f9151bc2f49a35fd7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to forge closer economic, trade ties</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=7</link><description>By Shafek E. Koreshe RIYADH, Nov 4 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. 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The Pakistan's ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-04T23:57+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-b58b3b71616fb44f7d077fc6837b3ebd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category></item><item><title>US diplomat visits quake-hit Ziarat F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2807&amp;ad=05-11-2008</link><description>ISLAMABAD: US Consul General Kay L. Anske Tuesday visited earthquake-devastated Ziarat district. 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Koreshe RIYADH, Nov 4 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. 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The visit would definitely be productive, he said in comments on the two-day....</description><pubDate>2008-11-04T13:56+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-00c8695f1f961e958354f293c432e8ed</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Leaders extend condolences to Honduras, Pakistan</title><link>http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/041108/domestic_l.htm</link><description>President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 3 sent a message of condolences to President of the Republic of Honduras Manuel Zelaya Rosales over the losses caused by hurricane Omar that swept over the country in mid-October. 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Ijaz Haroon called on Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM House and presented a cheque of Rs. 11.6 million, a one month salary contributed by PIA employees for the earthquake affected people of Balochistan.</description><pubDate>2008-11-04T06:43+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-53c6bb63f70d409f8d9c2594eaa7eb65</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Islamic Relief Fund in Malaysia donates 3 tonnes food for Balochistan quake victims</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58027&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (APP): Islamic Relief Fund in Malaysia has donated three tonnes of food items for the earthquake victims of Balochistan. 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Ijaz Haroon called on Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM House and presented a cheque of Rs. 11.6 million, a one month salary contributed by PIA employees for the earthquake affected people of Balochistan.</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T18:05+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-722b0dfe64d9a80cb3637a1aa0eee397</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Emergency team aids victims of Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.inmarsat.com/about/Newsroom/00024419.aspx</link><description>A team from emergency telecommunications aid agency Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has flown to the aid of victims of the Pakistan earthquake.</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T17:18+0100</pubDate><source>inmarsat</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>inmarsat-2fbcb5967ad4cdd8b9bd1b474b80ffc3</guid><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Leaders extend condolences to Honduras, Pakistan</title><link>http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/274948/Default.aspx</link><description>03/11/2008 10:38 PM State President Nguyen Minh Triet on Nov. 3 sent a message of condolences to President of the Republic of Honduras Manuel Zelaya Rosales over the losses caused by hurricane Omar that swept over the country in mid-October.</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T17:01+0100</pubDate><source>vnagency_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>vnagency_en-e5e592cf155ed3598ecc691941ad1a1f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>ICRC seeks $7.8 mn for Pakistan's earthquake-hit people</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0811033000185443.htm</link><description>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. Officials say that death toll from the October 29th earthquake has crossed the figure in Balochistan. 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In an interview with Saudi gazette ahead of the visit, the President called Pakistan-Saudi relations unique and of exemplary nature, as....</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T06:40+0100</pubDate><source>ptvworldnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ptvworldnews-bf25ee92a7e8c3ee34d11a41c9d94c30</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Senate sets up relief fund for quake victims</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&amp;nid=2905&amp;ad=03-11-2008</link><description>QUETTA (PPI): PPP central leader Senator Raza Rabbani has said that Relief fund has been established in Senate of Pakistan where senators would deposit ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T06:07+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-bcc1cdcb5cfa4a69130667ba8d14d8f4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistani PM orders to gear up efforts for rehabilitation of quake affectees</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6525829.html</link><description>Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to gear up its ongoing efforts for providing speedy relief and rehabilitation to the earthquake-affected people. Presiding over a high-level meeting here, Gillani also directed concerned....</description><pubDate>2008-11-03T03:57+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-e54e54e840c70b042d6bf923e1949fce</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Balochistan quake hits apple orchards, livelihoods</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/03/story_3-11-2008_pg7_18</link><description>ZIARAT: The sweeping valley of Ziarat district, hit this week by a powerful earthquake, is famous for its ancient juniper forests and orchards filled with golden and green apples. 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The quake, registering 6.4 on the Richter scale, shook the nor...</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T13:26+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-962c8b57394d98cf8719b030fefafabe</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>UNbodies</category></item><item><title>Red Cross in funding plea for Balochistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.dawn.com/2008/11/02/rss.htm#17</link><description>Sunday, 02 Nov, ISLAMABAD: The International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday appealed for $7.8 million in emergency funding to help victims...</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T12:46+0100</pubDate><source>dawn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dawn-626d860eb4e0d950394c27c86c3f6ffb</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Red Cross in funding plea for Pakistan earthquake (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081102/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanquakeaid</link><description>AFP - The International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday appealed for 7.8 million dollars in emergency funding to help victims of the powerful earthquake that rocked southwest Pakistan this week.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T12:31+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-f7ce8358ee5ef03d13ff8da8f70babdf</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>UNbodies</category></item><item><title>Govt of Japan sends relief goods for quake victims</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57862&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>KARACHI, Nov 2 (APP): The Government of Japan has sent emergency relief goods for the earthquake victims of Balochistan. The consignment was handed over by the Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Akinori Wada, to the representative of the National Disaster Management Authority at the cargo Complex of Karachi Airport on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T12:06+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-58822302993d7dd9635e8fa26b772b8e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake hits apple orchards, livelihoods</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/387129/1/.html</link><description>ZIARAT, Pakistan: 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.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T09:53+0100</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-7dd6135b3b4bb997094cffafefb260f9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Iran sends first consignment of essential goods for quake victims</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0811020089110729.htm</link><description>The Red Crescent Society of Iran has urgently dispatched the first consignment of essential items worth 310,000 dollars for the affectees of the destructive earthquake which Pakistan's southwest, the Iranian embassy said Saturday. The items include 1000 tents, 5000 blankets, 30,000 packets of....</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T08:53+0100</pubDate><source>irna</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irna-ec10eb23b16d317a5ea5e6c3bd03253d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Saudi body to send 20 trucks of relief goods to Balochistan</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2767&amp;ad=02-11-2008</link><description>ISLAMABAD (APP): Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims (SPAPEV) will dispatch some 20 trucks laden with emergency relief goods containing ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T07:55+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-e089ccd88d64d2108e22d70669f8108e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Situation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas in total control</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6525632.html</link><description>The situation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas is in total control and there are ample food and medicines for quake victims, a senior member of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told Xinhua on Saturday. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua here, Shaukat Nawaz Tahir, joint secretary of....</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T07:35+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-b8ed6dc714ceb878ef6819c0771e70a0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>First Saudi relief arrives in Pakistan's quake-hit area</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6525631.html</link><description>The first flight carrying relief goods from Saudi Arabia arrived in the quake-hit area in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday. The Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz had decided to give relief goods worth 100 million U.S. dollars to the quake-affected people of Balochistan province, local Geo news said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T07:35+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-3414d715b09a9fad96059071aab38d98</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pak quake hits apple orchards, livelihoods</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=6619bda8-f821-4894-be21-3c023af4197b&amp;MatchID1=4815&amp;TeamID1=6&amp;TeamID2=1&amp;MatchType1=1&amp;SeriesID1=1212&amp;PrimaryID=4815&amp;Headline=Pak+quake+hits+apple+orchards%2c+livelihoods</link><description>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.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T04:18+0100</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-65f4ef34c8925f697e0258519baf5fa2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Ziarat, Pishin declared calamity-hit zones</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/02/story_2-11-2008_pg1_11</link><description>* District nazim not satisfied with relief activities QUETTA: Adviser on Interior Rehman Malik on Saturday declared Ziarat a calamity-hit region and appealed to the international community to help Pakistan provide relief to the victims of the October 29 earthquake in Balochistan.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T00:17+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-ed30a16b59ce6a9c01e3977ea24ad9e4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake victims still waiting for aid</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/02/story_2-11-2008_pg7_16</link><description>* First Saudi consignment arrives * Pakistan Navy dispatches over 50 tonnes of relief goods QUETTA: Relief workers are still discovering mountain villages destroyed by the earthquake in Balochistan that have yet to receive aid, the Red Cross said on Saturday. The 6.</description><pubDate>2008-11-02T00:17+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-4ac14b920fed0086cd42123ca5e575b9</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Situation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas in total control</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/01/content_10292378.htm</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The situation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas is in total control and there are ample food and medicines for quake victims, a senior member of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told Xinhua on Saturday. 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Chairing a meeting of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here at the....</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T03:20+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-cdaf73610fad7706f8fe7295fbe4cf6d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>:The Raid and Imbalance</title><link>http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=8c466c86c5526fa06d1e4d2e8ab9e1c5</link><description>The Raid and Imbalance Zuheir Kseibati Al-Hayat - 30/10/08// When US Defense Secretary Robert Gates mourns the US ability to produce a new nuclear weapon, he certainly is not expressing deep envy of the progress of Iran's nuclear program whose nature the Islamic Republic denies to be....</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T03:00+0100</pubDate><source>watchingamerica</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>watchingamerica-aeaad75ef3b0f917ae2f07512ac7c194</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category></item><item><title>Pakistan soldiers bring aid to quake survivors</title><link>http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=181315</link><description>ZIARAT, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistani soldiers scrambled to get aid to victims of a powerful earthquake that has killed up to 300 people and left thousands of villagers homeless, officials said Friday. 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The</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T00:30+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-91e3c9d18802ac915e747635312e8434</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Independent judiciary to get rid of all ills</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144140</link><description>LAHORE: Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that the lawyers’ struggle is for establishing independen</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T00:30+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-60b9c6934061d8ed5ffbffb4c3be353c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Shahbaz donates Rs 100m for Balochistan quake victims</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144131</link><description>QUETTA: The relief operation is in progress in Ziarat and other parts of Balochistan where an earthquake played havoc on Wednesday last and the provin</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T00:30+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-c14b98447b5f9aa743a031dbcc8ffc7d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>brief....</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144143</link><description>PTA employees contribute for quake victims KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) employees have contributed their one-day sal</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T00:30+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-587c2a3a83f50a671d0ef3c488d998f0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistani official says quake deaths likely more than 300</title><link>http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?articleID=3025672&amp;pn=world</link><description>A Pakistani official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan will likely rise to more than 300.</description><pubDate>2008-11-01T00:16+0100</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-b6a3ce12ba1498ca2c92c9e55f7f6057</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Disease hits freezing quake zone</title><link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24584905-12335,00.html</link><description>DISEASE began to spread among earthquake survivors in southwest Pakistan today as the UN expressed fears for tens of thousands of children and women still desperately waiting for relief supplies.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T23:37+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-0448b5e36095b3c0ce4853d8608779a4</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>Conflict</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Cold weather, deadly diseases stalk survivors of Pakistani quake</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=97297</link><description>More than 70,000 people, including 30,000 children, have been left homeless in quake-hit southwest Pakistan, UNICEF said Friday, as health workers warned that deadly diseases were spreading. The UN children's agency said they and Pakistani government officials assessed the situation in the worst-hit districts of mountainous Baluchistan Province.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T21:33+0100</pubDate><source>LBdailystar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>LBdailystar-38fe64c3f821b9e2adc9773fe205c822</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Conflict</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Mottaki commiserates with Gilani on earthquake life-loss</title><link>http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=181292</link><description>ISTANBUL (APP) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki expressed sympathies with Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday on the loss of lives due to tragic earthquake in Baluchistan province. 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Tony Fratto, Deputy White House Press Secretary, expressed the United States’ solidarity with Pakistan, saying the U.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T18:28+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-59d045f214ae8085990567a23eb413b3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>ICRC seeks $7.8 mln to assist quake victims in Pakistan</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6525394.html</link><description>The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday launched a preliminary appeal for 9 million Swiss francs (about 7.8 million U.S. dollars) to help earthquake victims in Pakistan. "The funds will enable the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to step up their emergency....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T17:57+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-d392dfdf97f95cf7eb9d84d5d62bac66</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Earthquake: A Real Catastrophe!</title><link>http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1225200843462&amp;pagename=Zone-English-Youth%2FYTELayout</link><description>Just after dawn prayers on Wednesday October 29, 2008 a powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook the Balochistan region of south-west Pakistan. Some people were lucky and were able to run from their homes, but others did not make it out in time. 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"The funds will enable the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T15:29+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-e62ccff6b12b10af3b3a6100763c92ed</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Relief trickles in to Pakistanis</title><link>http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081031-97585.html</link><description>Soldiers scrambled on Friday to get aid to tens of thousands of survivors. -Reuters</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T14:22+0100</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-0972f2712e8e7351c218f96f695b4086</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>President Zardari for providing shelters to quake victims in Balochistan</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57705&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday directed that the arrangements be made on emergency basis to provide temporary shelters to the homeless people of earthquake affected areas in Balochistan before the onset of winter. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting of....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T14:21+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-42c649f56a502cda70e4049ec218b1dd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Steps Up Relief Efforts in Earthquake-Hit Region</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-steps-up-relief-efforts-in-earthquake-hit-region-87812</link><description>Islamabad: Pakistani authorities on Friday switched their focus from rescue efforts to providing relief aid for thousands of earthquake survivors, who are spending cold nights under the open skies, officials said. Soldiers aided people in remote villages ravaged by the shallow 6.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T14:16+0100</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-74543b70d3ca233aadfb05eaf4ac0880</guid><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Rescue and relief operation is continuing with full force in the quake-hit areas of Balochistan as Saudi King announces 100 million dollars for those hit by the calamity.</title><link>http://news.ptv.com.pk/topstory.asp</link><description>Our correspondent reports from Quetta that severe cold weather is further compounding the difficulties of the quake victims and causing hurdles in dispatching food and aid to the people. Hundreds of families are forced to live in the open. Besides federal and provincial governments, several....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T14:02+0100</pubDate><source>ptvworldnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ptvworldnews-9aff136f6c53b1b046a3fd2edd8247a2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Medical supplies dwindle as quake relief efforts increase in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/31/pakistan-earthquake.html?ref=rss</link><description>Amid fears that the death toll from an earthquake that rocked southwestern Pakistan, doctors were reporting on Friday that they are now running out of medicine and artificial limbs for victims.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T13:37+0100</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-ce143241469a695a8b92a14ebdbf2a6f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category></item><item><title>Relief trickles in to Pakistan quake survivors</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-10-31-relief-trickles-in-to-pakistan-quake-survivors</link><description>Pakistani soldiers scrambled on Friday to get aid to tens of thousands of earthquake survivors in remote south-western mountains.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T13:37+0100</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-4214876ac0a4119876bb64bae51e3a5f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category></item><item><title>Malaysian organizations, people offer donations for Pak earthquake victims: Pak Envoy</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57692&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (APP): High Commissioner for Pakistan in Malaysia Lt. Gen. (Red) Tahir Mahumd Qazi has requested the Malaysians to assist Pakistan in terms of providing medicines, tents, warm clothing and food items for providing relief to the victims of earthquake that hit Pakistan’s South Western part on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T13:18+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-718eb4c39e71c3bb2748a8d685a2627d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Saudi Relief Org. despatches 20 trucks laden with emergency relief goods to quakehit Balochistan</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57689&amp;Itemid=38</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims is dispatching some 20 trucks laden with emergency relief goods containing essential items to mitigate the sufferings of quake‑hit people of Balochistan. Dr.Khalid M. Al‑Othmani, the Regional Director of SPAPEV told....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T13:18+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-a1f1da5fbd20d03626251c6fb420dac5</guid><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan steps up relief efforts in quake-hit region</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239487,pakistan-steps-up-relief-efforts-in-quake-hit-region.html</link><description>Islamabad - Pakistani authorities on Friday switched their focus from rescue efforts to providing relief aid for thousands of earthquake survivors, who are spending cold nights under the open skies, officials said. Soldiers aided people in remote vil...</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T12:40+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-5460dfbdaee1bc3b4614442bb7cd2cf8</guid><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan''s earthquake death toll exceeds 300</title><link>http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-31-1234_415_0022.aspx</link><description>Islamabad, October 31 (QNA) - The death toll from the destructive earthquake in Pakistan''s southwestern Balochistan province has crossed 300, the state television reported Friday. 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An estimated 15,000 people are homeless.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T12:18+0100</pubDate><source>timesofindia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>timesofindia-0dd9261f25acd147cc88704d0a4c07b5</guid><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Yuschenko Expresses Condolence To Pakistani President on Earthquake</title><link>http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/159645.html</link><description>(15:04, Thursday, October 30, 2008)

President Viktor Yuschenko has expressed condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the earthquake taken people's lives in the province of Baluchistan October 29. 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Up to 50,000 people are thought to be homeless following the 6.4 magnitude tremor on...</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T11:38+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-935c3fa31818ba5c0f00d5db34a218ba</guid><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China's red cross donates $50,000 to Pakistan quake victims</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6525314.html</link><description>The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Friday donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to Pakistan's earthquake victims, which have amounted to more than 300 in northern part of southwestern Balochistan province. Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check of50,000 dollars to Saeed Ahmed....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T11:37+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-fdaf69d0f83d224471f888f87a31a0ab</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death toll from Pakistan's earthquake hikes to 300: official</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0810310672131740.htm</link><description>Death toll from strong earthquake that struck Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan early Wednesday, has reached 300, a health official said Thursday. Ayub Kakar, District Health Officer, in the devastated Ziyarat said that 80 dead bodies are still lying in the local hospital.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T11:36+0100</pubDate><source>irna</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irna-ba30b0273586c0f41b6efe88abfa51e5</guid><category>ReferenceMaterials</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Official: Pakistan death toll likely to top 300</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-10-31-pakistan-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>A Pakistani official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan will likely rise to more than 300.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T11:09+0100</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-2c5a1e3083e1154159b9588523536f8f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake death toll mounts to 300</title><link>http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081031-97534.html</link><description>Villagers in the badly affected areas said that death toll could cross 400. -The Nation,ANN</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T10:43+0100</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-7a753c97812a21ec165c03c45b69e578</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cold and hungry, Pakistan quake children start to sicken</title><link>http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=118997</link><description>Veiled mothers huddled with feverish babies in ruined Pakistani villages yesterday as sickness started to bite among earthquake survivors who spent a freezing night beneath open skies. 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Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T10:30+0100</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-bf6d3db87faf217d6176104856d33cfc</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan's earthquake death toll exceeds 300</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20081031/15164582.html</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the destructive earthquake in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province has crossed 300, the state television reported Friday. 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Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T10:05+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-721eef14ae39f84e58a5eda0eb565292</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Relief Trickles In To Pakistan Quake Survivors</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=198356</link><description>The quake destroyed about 1,500 mud-walled houses, and close to 20,000 people are homeless.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T09:39+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-984755c263a5c1c77a252ada8a28dd7a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category></item><item><title>Pakistan's earthquake death toll exceeds 300</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6525212.html</link><description>The death toll from the destructive earthquake in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province has crossed 300, the state television reported Friday. 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Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check of one million dollars to....</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T04:25+0100</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-d1a26227d7c793c15cd23683c3c7b66c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Required manpower, material being despatched continuously to quake-hit areas : Sherry</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=38</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sherry Rehman Thursday said the required manpower and material is being despatched for the Balochistan earthquake victims on a continued basis as per direction of the President and the Prime Minister.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T03:55+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-f701c233e8127c29ac4e6887e5497b23</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>U.S. provides $1 mln of quake relief to Pakistan</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6524748.html</link><description>The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided on Thursday 1 million U.S. dollars to help Pakistan for its rescue efforts after a powerful earthquake which hit the country on Wednesday. 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Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check of one million dollars to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential house.</description><pubDate>2008-10-31T01:28+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-4cf43d2be72fce15dbf25b211318d8f2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Japan announces aid for earth quake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_18</link><description>ISLAMABAD/OTTAWA: The Japanese government announced on Thursday that it will provide emergency relief goods such as blankets and tents worth about ¥11 million (around US $110,000) to Pakistan for earthquake victims in Balochistan. According to a statement issued by the Japanese embassy in....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-c7848852d1e10d85a48e0d71d47f61f8</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>China gives $1 million for earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_11</link><description>ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday and presented a cheque of $1 million on behalf of the Chinese government for the earthquake victims of Balochistan. Presenting the cheque, Zhaohui said that the Chinese president, prime minister and the people of China were grieved by the tragedy.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-e28dfcd5e5dccda23b2587a321635e14</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PTA staff donates one-day salary to quake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_14</link><description>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) employees have contributed their one-day salary to the relief fund for earthquake victims. The amount will be used to provide relief goods in earthquake-affected areas of Balochistan, said a press release issued here on Thursday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-660a35990d1e5ab60668f0fb49784652</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PRCS announces package for earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_13</link><description>* Each affected family to get a tent, 2 tarpaulin sheets, 7 blankets, one kitchen set By Jamila Achakzai ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has announced a special package for 5,000 families badly affected in the earthquake that struck Balochistan on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-fd45f9143e7bb0766a28181bc7872754</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Editorial: Ziarat quake implications</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg3_1</link><description>The famous summer resort of Ziarat in Balochistan has been flattened by an earthquake of the severity of 6.5 on the Richter scale. It has killed over 200 and made more than 15,000 homeless in Ziarat, Quetta, Pishin and Chaman. The epicentre was dangerously shallow in the nearby Suleiman Range and....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-874b0237b07db8be6e970b6d59b76f31</guid><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>ResearchENV</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>NatureENV</category></item><item><title>PPL rushes relief consignment</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_19</link><description>KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and Bolan Mining Enterprises (BME) on Thursday dispatched a consignment of tents, blankets and edibles for earthquake victims in Balochistan. The relief items would be handed over for distribution to the Balochistan government in Quetta.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-7681d29359d4bb2ed5daed3f17750a05</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cold and hungry quake children start to sicken</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_20</link><description>* Villagers near Ziarat say they have not heard from authorities or aid groups * Say children do not have adequate clothes, ‘gravely exposed to weather’ * Locals say they were waiting for help, have no tent, food, medicine KAN BANGLA: Veiled mothers huddled with feverish babies in ruined villages....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-1fa113c83c60eebf19d494b6b3bb1aea</guid><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Balochistan quake affected 35,600 people: NDMA</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/31/story_31-10-2008_pg7_10</link><description>* International aid begins pouring in By Tahir Niaz ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has estimated that the Balochistan earthquake affected a population of around 35,600 people. “According to the latest estimates, 149 people are confirmed dead, while 370 are injured.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-4bb3ab1bc0d97f68929b7a239d881e9b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>World community steps up relief efforts to assist quake victims</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144080</link><description>UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to assist the quake-affected people in Balochistan and address immediate needs, in</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T22:55+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-32fdfad3b1e1b55b875a992709d36550</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>Echo</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>UNSecretaryGeneral</category></item><item><title>Relief operation geared up in quake-hit areas</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144081</link><description>QUETTA: Relief and rescue operation gained momentum on Thursday in the earthquake-hit areas in Balochistan. Teams of the Army, the Frontier Corps (FC)</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T22:55+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-a7c03861bab2f68327fbd3d9e8217c0b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Children in Pakistan quake zone beg for food</title><link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081030/BREAKING/81030056/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breaking</link><description>WAM, Pakistan — Children begged for food from trucks passing through a region of Pakistan hit by a strong earthquake as survivors prepared today for another frigid night camped out in destroyed mountain villages.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T22:51+0100</pubDate><source>HonululuAdvetrtiser</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HonululuAdvetrtiser-05828c55437bbe20c475b3fde9a365fb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>Pakistanis Recall Quake Nightmare</title><link>http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1225200798248&amp;pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout</link><description>ZIARAT — Sardar Khan, a 75-year-old Afghan who has been residing in Wam village of Ziarat, a famous tourist valley located some 65 Kilometers southeast of Quetta, for last 20 years lost 7 family members to a killer quake that devastated the area. "I have lost a son and his six children," an exhausted Sardar told IslamOnline.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T20:17+0100</pubDate><source>islamonline-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>islamonline-en-5e6ff55cec24acf1e7aaed6e480838f3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan paying heavy cost in war against terror: FM F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2749&amp;ad=31-10-2008</link><description>MULTAN: Pakistan had paid heavy cost in war against terrorism; not only its army personnels but also economy destroyed by it protected the world at the ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T19:38+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-514644b8e17525d5bf65a165aae28f16</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Balochistan earthquake Germany, Japan provide emergency assistance for victims F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2735&amp;ad=31-10-2008</link><description>ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has offered his condolences to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, following the earthquake ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T19:38+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-e0e2b40ea2d5854bd34e0c6354a5f156</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>*********</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&amp;nid=2736&amp;ad=31-10-2008</link><description>ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has offered his condolences to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, following the earthquake ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T19:38+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-49d16d018f631b6b963d07013c7b408d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Treacherous ground</title><link>http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12522966</link><description>An earthquake adds to Pakistan’s woes Oct 30th 2008 Central Asia and the financial crisis</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T18:18+0100</pubDate><source>economist</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>economist-a6f9b7145339c4615d09b0f82696846c</guid><category>Conflict</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>Energy</category></item><item><title>APHC Chairman expresses grief over loss of life in Balochistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57609&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>NEW DELHI, Oct. 30 (APP): APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has expressed his grief and sorrow over the loss of life and property in earthquake which struck Balochistan on Wednesday.

In a condolence message, he said Kashmiri nation stands with the people of Pakistan and particularly relatives of the victims in this hour of trial.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T18:04+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-d61ee4922a865794ab3bf7f074aa713f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Balochistan earthquake 35K people affected</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/balochistan-earthquake-35k-people-affected-87681</link><description>ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt Gen (Retd) Farooq Ahmed has said that over 35,000 people were affected by quake devastation in Balochistan. Speaking at a press conference in capital today, the chairman said relief operation in quake-hit areas was underway and....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T17:54+0100</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-a5617370afddcb3cea8d400ec1086e5b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake rescuers' aid dash</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7700326.stm</link><description>Rescuers are still scrambling to reach survivors facing another night in the open a day after a quake in south-western Pakistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T17:48+0100</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-be51932bb8b2576e7278b109a5e7158f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>China donates $1 mln to Pakistan quake victims</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10283044.htm</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday donated one million U.S. dollars to Pakistan's earthquake victims, which has amounted to more than 200 in northern part of southwestern Balochistan province. Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check of one million dollars to....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T16:34+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-6b6403b1987a8c27e15581612ca9eade</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese eager to help their Pakistani “brothers” hit by powerful earthquake</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57572&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>In messages posted on leading Chinese websites, numerous netizens have also mourned the victims in the 5.9-Richter-scale earthquake hitting Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Wednesday. “We will never forget the brotherly assistance by the Pakistani government and people.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T16:03+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-fe2f2cd51f46c6fa210fc443153fd638</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan earthquake kills 160</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1034783</link><description>ZIARAT, Pakistan (AP) - A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 160 people, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T15:54+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-8317833bbf227a51c0af27b129832fef</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills 170</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0810305441170758.htm</link><description>Nearly 150 people were killed and many others injured when a destructive earthquake jolted southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday. Two tremors struck parts Balochistan when the people were asleep and shots were fired in the air to wake up the people. The first jolt of 0.5 magnitude on the Richter scale shook parts of the province at 4.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T15:08+0100</pubDate><source>irna</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irna-c014d7d0c404d735a5ae5ab757226951</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ReferenceMaterials</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Quake Survivors Bury Dead, Brace For Winter</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-30-voa9.cfm?rss=topstories</link><description>Rescue workers still trying to determine extent of damage in rugged, mountainous area of Baluchistan Province</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T14:22+0100</pubDate><source>voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>voanews-966a56ebe993970e8006c3a182d788c7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Large scale relief operations are continuing in Balochistan's earthquake hit areas with F.C. and army rescue teams and volunteer groups working tirelessly.</title><link>http://news.ptv.com.pk/topstory.asp</link><description>Around 220 people were killed, hundreds others injured and thousands of houses were destroyed in yesterday's earthquake. Tentage villages have been set up for affected people and field hospitals and emergency medical centres are working. In Quetta, Balochistan frontier corps spokesman major Mohammad....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T14:05+0100</pubDate><source>ptvworldnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ptvworldnews-19f65eb636ec09aa4f59fe7298fb3fa6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death Toll Rises, Thousands Displaced after Pakistan Earthquake</title><link>http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=98385</link><description>The death toll from the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that devastated the impoverished Pakistani province of Baluchistan has risen to at least 215 with thousands of people displaced. Officials said more bodies are still buried under rubble while hundreds were injured and at least 15,000 had been made h...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:49+0100</pubDate><source>novinite</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>novinite-ec10b3f5be55466c79fd065d37493e29</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>More than 250 aftershocks hit Balochistan</title><link>http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/30/rss.htm#20</link><description>Thursday, 30 Oct, ISLAMABAD: More than 250 aftershocks have shaken southwest Pakistan since the devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 215 people,...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:44+0100</pubDate><source>dawn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dawn-d1aa03f22efd0e83cc8be914492c9595</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>EXTRA: UN to provide food to earthquake survivors in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239344,extra-un-to-provide-food-to-earthquake-survivors-in-pakistan.html</link><description>Islamabad - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday it planned to provide food assistance to nearly 20,000 people left homeless by the deadly earthquake that struck Pakistan's north-western Balochistan province a day ago. We n...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:41+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-aaeeaae86af7c1482a62aec52e42778e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>Pakistani Quake Survivors Await Aid in Freezing Conditions (AHN)</title><link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012845993</link><description>(AHN) - A series of aftershocks has struck Baluchistan, a province near the Afghani border, as tens of thousands of people who survived Wednesday's tremor waited for aid in sub-zero conditions. - Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:44:07 GMT</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:41+0100</pubDate><source>AHN</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AHN-8862611337fb6d0953012a2620758bc1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN food agency to provide food to Pakistan quake victims</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6524562.html</link><description>The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday decided to provide food assistance to nearly 20,000 people who were affected by Wednesday's powerful earthquake in southwestern Pakistan. The WFP plans to initially provide 700 tons of dry food rations to affected communities, and the package....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:39+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-9f73a2fb87030319e93c89d550e2f91b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>Death toll could be as high as 190, fears nazim</title><link>http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-29-1639_808_0047.aspx</link><description>Islamabad, October 29 (QNA) - Death toll caused by earthquake in Ziarat valley can cross a figure of 190 as rescue teams have rushed volunteers to some villages where dozens of people are buried under debris collapsed houses, District Naib Nazim Ziarat Momin Khan Dummar said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:16+0100</pubDate><source>qnaol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>qnaol-73673dafaccaa8ef1997d8d3f2e8442a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Congo: A case for the NATO Response Force</title><link>http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/africa/081030-congo-nato-response-mc</link><description>A new humanitarian disaster is unfolding in DR Congo. The international community should intervene, says defence specialist Hans de Vreij, and NATO has the instrument to do so: the NATO Response Force.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T13:09+0100</pubDate><source>radionetherlands</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radionetherlands-b75a62db3a7cf5497a8fd42c2a3d728d</guid><category>SecurityCouncil</category><category>Conflict</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Quake Victims In Pakistan Desperate For Help</title><link>http://www.rferl.org/Content/Quake_Victims_In_Pakistan_Desperate_For_Help/1336511.html</link><description>Emergency aid workers are trying to provide food and shelter to tens of thousands of people in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province after a powerful earthquake on October 29 killed more than 200 people and flattened hundreds of mud-walled buildings. But many survivors of the disaster say they have yet to....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T12:50+0100</pubDate><source>rferl</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>rferl-b1e88b7cda1f8c815060a7d548cde85a</guid><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>'We are doomed'</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=3&amp;art_id=nw20081030092804524C274369</link><description>Pakistani agencies have been struggling to get help to thousands of villagers awaiting aid in freezing conditions.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T12:47+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-3816a9bc22fc0abc14d1799946f07779</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN food agency to provide food to Pakistan quake victims</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10281715.htm</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday decided to provide food assistance to nearly 20,000 people who were affected by Wednesday's powerful earthquake in southwestern Pakistan. 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The epicentre of Wednesday’s quake was in Ziarat district, a scenic valley and one of the main tourist spots in Baluchistan. Chief district administrator Dilawar Khan said 170 people had been killed in that district and 350 injured. “The rescue operation is over.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T06:43+0100</pubDate><source>arabtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>arabtimes-07ea7c46e6eaa633912577812f6508b6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CHRONOLOGY-Major earthquakes in recent years</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP321755.htm</link><description>30 Oct 2008 05:37:55 GMT Source: Reuters Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pakistani army helicopters scoured mountains on Thursday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck the previous day killing more than 200 people. 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The epicentre of yesterday’s quake was in Ziarat district, a scenic valley and one of the main tourist spots in Baluchistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T06:29+0100</pubDate><source>lexpress-MU</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>lexpress-MU-75ad0b6c4ce5d9c71e06818c9be1a526</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hundreds feared dead in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.independent.ie/world-news/hundreds-feared-dead-in-pakistan-earthquake-1513084.html?r=RSS</link><description>AT LEAST 175 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan yesterday, flattening about 1,500 mud-walled homes and triggering landslides, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T06:27+0100</pubDate><source>irish-independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irish-independent-6c25b9aa2938ac10a263fd996c4e9e27</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake relatives left in the dark</title><link>http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/articles.asp?article=233144&amp;Sn=BNEW&amp;IssueId=3006</link><description>By Aniqa Haider BAHRAIN-based relatives of families struck by earthquake in Pakistan are facing problems in contacting them because of lack of communication facilities in the area, says a Pakistan Embassy official. 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Hundreds ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T06:07+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-0399d18f66b0e98c83d87f5e6a947999</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake in Pakistan kills at least 170</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/asia/30quake.php</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : A powerful earthquake jolted parts of southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction in one of the poorest areas of the country, officials said. More than 17...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T06:07+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-82b3ba801f21813aa148b87955305b35</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>US expresses solidarity with Pakistan, vows to provide relief assistance to earthquake affectees</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=52</link><description>WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (APP): The United States has expressed solidarity with Pakistan in the wake of a powerful earthquake that hit southwest parts of the country, saying it would be ready to provide relief assistance to the country in consultation with the Pakistani government. The State Department said the U.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T05:42+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-4780a1f479cc8bfc619be20c45966e25</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>US provides $ one million initial earthquake assistance</title><link>http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=9</link><description>WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (APP): The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide an initial $1 million in assistance through international and non governmental organizations to help meet the immediate needs of those affected by the earthquake in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T05:42+0100</pubDate><source>Infopak-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Infopak-en-268c6162c12fd3f637b815ea60000cc8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake victims struggle to cope</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200810/s2405740.htm</link><description>International and Pakistani relief agencies are struggling to get help to survivors of an earthquake in southwest Pakistan that killed at least 170 people.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T05:07+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-ac184668824f4c4f6e5fcf12381e96e4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>India offers assistance</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&amp;nid=2784&amp;ad=30-10-2008</link><description>NEW DELHI (Agencies): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of life and property in an earthquake in Pakistan and offered ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:27+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-f5d59e884634bfa7d07db6d08c563eda</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 175, more deaths feared F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&amp;nid=2777&amp;ad=30-10-2008</link><description>QUETTA: A powerful earthquake struck Ziarat Valley in Balochistan before dawn early Wednesday, killing at least 175 people, destroying mud houses and sending ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:27+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-220b47362481be7f92d1323f39feca33</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>EU ready to assist quake victims</title><link>http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&amp;nid=2785&amp;ad=30-10-2008</link><description>BRUSSELS (Agencies): The European Union said Wednesday it was ready to provide humanitarian help to Pakistan following an earthquake in the south-west ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:27+0100</pubDate><source>TheFrontierPost-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheFrontierPost-en-43598069960495aef33629456cf881f4</guid><category>Echo</category><category>BenitaFerreroWaldner</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>ChristianeHohmann</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Conflict</category><category>PressRepresentatives</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake kills over 100</title><link>http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081030-97095.html</link><description>Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes southwest Pakistan; officials say death toll expected to rise. -Reuters</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:18+0100</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-8360634041e49dc138a72ce774eb08b1</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese president sends sympathy to Pakistani counterpart over earthquake</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10279039.htm</link><description>People search for survivors at the ruined houses in the worst-hit Ziarat area in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province, Oct. 29, 2008. At least 160 people died as an earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province early Wednesday morning.(Xinhua Photo)

 BEIJING, Oct.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:18+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-ad583d4e96160746e5e00765583d316c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>US provides $ one million initial earthquake assistance</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57498&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (APP): The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide an initial $1 million in assistance through international and non‑governmental organizations to help meet the immediate needs of those affected by the earthquake in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:14+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-84d0df01a491b45364c2f92a33f3022b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>US expresses solidarity with Pakistan, vows to provide relief assistance to earthquake affectees</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57497&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (APP): The United States has expressed solidarity with Pakistan in the wake of a powerful earthquake that hit southwest parts of the country, saying it would be ready to provide relief assistance to the country in consultation with the Pakistani government. The State Department said the U.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:14+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-1d710b73940dd4d5cd73973b09af4e67</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Survivors' eyes of Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20081030/15161422.html</link><description>Survivors of an earthquake sit near their collapsed houses in Ziarat, one of the main tourist spots in Baluchistan, October 29, 2008. About 175 people were killed when the powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Wednesday, flattening about 1,500 mud-walled homes and triggering landslides, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:11+0100</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-2b5bba26156d53f7f7aebff019f0e259</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese president sends sympathy to Pakistani counterpart over earthquake</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/china/11020307/20081030/15161722.html</link><description>BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sent a message of sympathy to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari over a major earthquake that has killed at least 160 people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Hu said in the message that he was shocked upon....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T04:11+0100</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-30ea36b2b119881884f859e3045aa49e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>6.4 earthquake in Pakistan leaves at least 135 dead</title><link>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-quake29-2008oct29,0,7654064.story?track=rss</link><description>Reporting from Quetta, Pakistan -- A Pakistani official says at least 135 people have died in an earthquake in a southwestern province.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T03:37+0100</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-6da0251870563830bce20dd6501a8a11</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Venezuela expresses condolences for Pakistani quake victims</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6524161.html</link><description>The Venezuelan government on Wednesday sent a message of sympathy to the Pakistani people over the major earthquake earlier in the day, which killed at least 160people in the southwestern Balochistan province. "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the name of the Venezuelan....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T03:27+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-8611c0489d6d640fd3ad164aa523ec5f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake in Pakistan kills at least 170</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/asia/30quake.php</link><description>An 6.5-level earthquake jolted parts of southwestern Baluchistan Province, causing widespread destruction.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T03:03+0100</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-82b3ba801f21813aa148b87955305b35</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Venezuela expresses condolences for Pakistani quake victims</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10277991.htm</link><description>CARACAS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Wednesday sent a message of sympathy to the Pakistani people over the major earthquake earlier in the day, which killed at least 160people in the southwestern Balochistan province. "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T02:47+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-7aa69967dec1154333f8a41ce19ce505</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong aftershock hits SW Pakistan's quake-hit areas</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20081030/15160571.html</link><description>ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A strong aftershock measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in southwestern Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas on Wednesday, according to the United States Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology. 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About 175 people were killed when the powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Wednesday, flattening about 1,500 mud-walled homes and triggering landslides, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T02:02+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-2b5bba26156d53f7f7aebff019f0e259</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese president sends sympathy to Pakistani counterpart over earthquake</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6523822.html</link><description>Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sent a message of sympathy to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari over a major earthquake that has killed at least 160 people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Hu said in the message that he was shocked upon hearing the news of the....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:53+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-7090e51fe11adba721dd2c326ef93d32</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills scores and intensifies Pakistan's woes</title><link>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/earthquake-kills-scores-and-intensifies-pakistans-woes-978557.html</link><description>A major rescue operation to save those thought to be buried under fallen buildings is underway in Pakistan after a series of earthquakes struck the south-west and killed at least 170 people. Hundreds more have been injured, an estimated 15,000 are homeless and the death toll could rise further.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:40+0100</pubDate><source>independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>independent-0399d18f66b0e98c83d87f5e6a947999</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong Aftershock Jolts Pakistan</title><link>http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=98361</link><description>Another quake measuring maginitude 6,2 struck southwest Pakistan Wednesday, hours after the initial jolt, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, cited by CNN and other world information agencies. The morning earthquake was followed by several secondary aftershocks, the strongest with a 6,2-magnit..</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:38+0100</pubDate><source>novinite</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>novinite-f0d42c64963ded49b9dd6419f0fcfc21</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake Kills 170 In Pakistan, Leaves Thousands Homeless</title><link>http://www.independentngonline.com/news/asia/article01</link><description>A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in impoverished southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 170 people and turning mud and timber homes into rubble. An estimated 15,000 people were left homeless, and rescuers were digging for survivors in a remote valley in Baluchistan, the remote province bordering Afghanistan where the magnitude 6.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:36+0100</pubDate><source>independentngonline</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>independentngonline-f08f6dbbc6b660a27188a8120cff4a9c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hundreds feared dead in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/30/natural-disasters-pakistan</link><description>Terrifying aftershocks rattled south-west Pakistan last night after an earthquake killed scores of people and left thousands homeless, with the death toll expected to climb. Local officials in Baluchistan province said 170 people had been killed and 350 injured, but the Care International aid agency put the death toll at 500 to 600.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:29+0100</pubDate><source>guardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>guardian-ca291b936701bb3974b23c43154bbc25</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistani villagers get earthquake help from rebels</title><link>http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/424006/cs/1/</link><description>In Pakistan, desperate villagers have been scrabbling through mud and debris to try to get to the victims of Wednesday’s earthquake, which has killed over 170 people.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T01:02+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-d336ab0dea6165552b555593ce38fc3e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TerroristAttack</category></item><item><title>170 people die in Pakistan quake</title><link>http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/30/stories/2008103061441800.htm</link><description>— Photo: AFP Reduced to dust: Earthquake survivors walk past the debris of collapsed houses in Ziarat, 50 km north of Quetta, on Wednesday. ZIARAT (Pakistan): A strong earthquake struck before dawn on Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, killing 170 people, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, said officials.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T00:54+0100</pubDate><source>hinduonnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>hinduonnet-c085af9e416b023dd2ab6468617708d2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 175 in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&amp;month=October2008&amp;file=World_News200810302529.xml</link><description>Web posted at: 10/30/2008 2:5:29 Source ::: Reuters Wam • About 175 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan yesterday, flattening about 1,500 mud-walled homes and triggering landslides, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T00:53+0100</pubDate><source>thepeninsulaqatar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thepeninsulaqatar-48cb72e22469d11f6f88e26e5cc90add</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: 20,000 displaced by earthquake, WHO warns of health risks</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7KVQZ6?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>29 October, 2009 - ISLAMABAD/GENEVA -- Accessibility to health services, exposure to cold weather and access to safe food and water are major health concerns facing the at least 20 000 people displaced by today's magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province.</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T00:42+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-0dbf5c4ec5e8cffbe515fb7e327b7293</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category></item><item><title>Rs 70m, relief packages for quake victims</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg12_2</link><description>Staff Report &amp; Daily Times Monitor KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah, City Nazim Mustafa Kamal and MQM Chief Altaf Hussain, among others, have mobilized resources to assist and rehabilitate the victims of the Balochistan earthquake. According to an official handout issued from the....</description><pubDate>2008-10-30T00:27+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-bfb4b48502ff091e2581f753deae33f2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake kills 170, leaves thousands homeless</title><link>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan_quake_kills_170_leaves_thousands_homeless/rssarticleshow/3649796.cms</link><description>Thousands of people in southwest Pakistan spent a freezing night in the open, after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes and killed at least 170.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:55+0100</pubDate><source>indiatimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>indiatimes-42609ab6b41daf9251b14617e549c1eb</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan not to seek world help for Balochistan quake: NDMA</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg7_58</link><description>By Irfan Ghauri ISLAMABAD: The government will not seek assistance from the international community to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in Balochistan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Farooq Ahmed Khan said on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:41+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-8d8e5360ac655d3a167f28166662fd34</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>South Asia’s deadly Himalayan fault</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg7_23</link><description>* Experts warn of earthquakes ten times more powerful than the one in October 2005 Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: Experts have long been warning of the danger of serious earthquakes in South Asia, and say more are likely. According to BBC science correspondent Roland Pease, many earthquakes have....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:41+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-46da934a5301692f56fd84642b48cb7f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>World leaders grieve over loss of lives in Balochistan quake</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg7_22</link><description>ISLAMABAD: World leaders on Wednesday condoled with Pakistan the loss of lives in an earthquake that hit Balochistan early in the day. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Pakistan before dawn on Wednesday, killing about 200 people and badly damaging eight villages.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:41+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-62f3413cf2a6b9d4da86db24271c54e1</guid><category>BenitaFerreroWaldner</category><category>ChristianeHohmann</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>PressRepresentatives</category></item><item><title>Chronology of major quakes in recent years</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg7_25</link><description>At least 160 people were killed in a powerful earthquake in Balochistan province on Wednesday, bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses, government officials said. 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xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-c6a49d75ffee7f243dd98593b2943da7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Meteorological Department expects more aftershocks until next week</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/10/30/story_30-10-2008_pg1_2</link><description>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has indicated a high probability of more aftershocks in Balochistan during the next week following an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale that struck Quetta early on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:41+0100</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-9dc119aba9023a1103f816f633fc4d7e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>World leaders saddened over losses</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=143913</link><description>UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his grief over the loss of life and destruction of property caused by an earthquake in</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:09+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-7d2168f06a1613ad9eb5e77ea01bf019</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>UNSecretaryGeneral</category></item><item><title>Earthquake not to affect oil, gas reserves</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=143829</link><description>KARACHI: The powerful earthquake which hit Balochistan in wee hours of Wednesday will not affect oil and gas reserves there, a senior geologist told T</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:09+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-6db7e38802bdeb60c9c1ed70e72f70cb</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake revisits Quetta</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=143910</link><description>ISLAMABAD: The 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Quetta and the adjoining areas in the early hours of Wednesday reminded many of the horrible quake th</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:09+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-53a5d62c5c8f84cc7fbe3a75f2428788</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN, WHO send relief goods</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=143911</link><description>GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it is sending enough medical aid and supplies for 50,000 people for three months to help victi</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:09+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-11d3145473046b206bc4821eb6446acd</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Memories of 2005 tremors haunt people</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=143967</link><description>Rawalpindi After the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Balochistan on Wednesday morning in which around 160 people were killed, the residents o</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:09+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-6118d9367c628dca1777af04c0454049</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in Pakistan kills at least 170</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/29/asia/pakquake29.php</link><description>Some 15,000 homeless people in the impoverished province of Baluchistan faced a night in the open in near freezing temperatures following the 6.4-magnitude jolt.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T23:00+0100</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-ef5b72a329086b820e5ec734f896d945</guid><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Many people were believed to be buried under rubble and about 20 aftershocks followed the 6.4 magnitude quake. 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The 6.4-magnitude pre-dawn quake flattened mud houses and triggered landslides in the impoverished province of....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T22:12+0100</pubDate><source>LBdailystar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>LBdailystar-b4f50fbeba7526e0843cf72e69f93eda</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake Jolts Pakistan, Many Dead</title><link>http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1225200766319&amp;pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout</link><description>QUETTA — A powerful earthquake followed by avalanches caused widespread destruction in southeastern Balochistan, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds others. "Around 150 bodies have been recovered so far, while scores are lying stuck under the debris in different parts of Balochistan,"....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T22:02+0100</pubDate><source>islamonline-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>islamonline-en-a31b2ef30eb58d2467f2f7fbfe82f6e4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Over 160 die in Pakistan quake</title><link>http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/30/stories/2008103056281600.htm</link><description>— Photo: AFP Reduced to dust: Earthquake survivors walk past the debris of collapsed houses in Ziarat, 50 km north of Quetta, on Wednesday. ZIARAT (Pakistan): A strong earthquake struck before dawn on Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 160-170 people, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, said officials.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T21:53+0100</pubDate><source>hinduonnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>hinduonnet-b3432545806d5bb94a733933b67731ba</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>At least 170 killed in Pakistan quake</title><link>http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/at_least_170_killed_in_pakistan_quake_561252</link><description>A powerful earthquake struck Pakistan before dawn, killing at least 170 people, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T21:05+0100</pubDate><source>sbs</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sbs-0038a9687a23fb37f96c185c732c245c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PAKISTAN: Quake Survivors Await Relief</title><link>http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44502</link><description>KARACHI, Oct 29 (IPS) - Poor infrastructure and communications are making it difficult for rescue and relief teams to reach scattered hamlets in the mountainous plateau area affected by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province at dawn on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T20:36+0100</pubDate><source>ipsnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ipsnews-0bdde65a3010504a9b34cea1b7faaffb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: Aid workers report 350 dead from earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YSAR-7KVNY7?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>GENEVA, 29 October 2008: Aid workers from ACT International have reported 350 dead after the earthquake in the southwestern Pakistan province of Balochistan. A team from an ACT partner has arrived in the two council areas of Kawas and Kach in Ziarat and reported this afternoon that 1,100 houses were seriously damaged nd 1,800 people injured.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T20:28+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-de1c7e35a8304ce160e0848e3b3fb031</guid><category>Energy</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>160 killed as earthquake hits Pak</title><link>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/160_killed_as_earthquake_hits_Pak/rssarticleshow/3651394.cms</link><description>ISLAMABAD: More than 160 people were killed, scores injured and around 15,000 left homeless as a powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Pakistan early today destroying hundreds of mud houses and sending people scurrying onto the streets in panic. The death toll could mount as Dilawar Kakker, mayor....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T20:13+0100</pubDate><source>economictimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>economictimes-073a8d05c4703d35f91e43c1535b81ab</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake kills at least 170</title><link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/435660016/la-fg-quake30-2008oct30,0,3563201.story</link><description>Thousands are left homeless by the magnitude 6.4 temblor in the rural southwest part of the country. The death toll could rise as rescuers reach villages cut off by landslides. Rescue teams and family members searched frantically for survivors in a string of villages near the Pakistan-Afghanistan....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T19:50+0100</pubDate><source>latimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>latimes-550b464672a066c2944542910dbe4cff</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Rescuers Pull 175 Bodies From Rubble</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=197766</link><description>The head of a national disaster management team, Farooq Ahmed Khan, said about 300 rescue workers had reached Ziarat.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T19:07+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-d029c1901aa24d803a2ec80020d46b6c</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>US, Turkey offer quake relief to Pakistan</title><link>http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/29/rss.htm#35</link><description>Wednesday, 29 Oct, WASHINGTON/ANKARA: The United States and Turkey offered Wednesday to send humanitarian relief to southwest Pakistan after at least 170 people...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T19:01+0100</pubDate><source>dawn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dawn-f7dda45c52825a8886fa2d367e937748</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Afghan President expresses sympathy with Pakistan over quake</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6523774.html</link><description>Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday expressed his sympathy and sorrow with Pakistan over the death of more than 100 people caused by earthquake that shocked Pakistan's southwestern Balouchistan...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:56+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-e02648b55e74c0b84f56260256748473</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Quake: 160 Killed, 15,000 Homeless</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6136583&amp;page=1</link><description>At least eight tiny villages filled with mud, and homes lie in ruins, according to local residents and government officials. Landslides triggered by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake buried villagers alive in the Ziarat district of Baluchistan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:44+0100</pubDate><source>ABCnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ABCnews-88ef581061030d3ac24947a48b73d5c4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ over losses in quake-hit Balochistan</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57491&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (APP): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his grief over the loss of life and destruction of property caused by an earthquake in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Wednesday, and offered United Nations’ help to meet humanitarian needs of the victims.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:36+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-1dd5bdec221e3a138bd5ac725c4df0fa</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>UNSecretaryGeneral</category></item><item><title>Pakistan rescuers pull 175 bodies from quake rubble</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL112872.htm</link><description>29 Oct 2008 17:09:42 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds comments from WHO paragraphs 15-16) By Saeed Ali Achakzai WAM, Pakistan, Oct 29 (Reuters) - About 175 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:36+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-52e5cc75b418cb658d5ef82ac0382a73</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake toll rises in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200810/s2405109.htm</link><description>A powerful earthquake forces mass evacuations, including from the Quetta hospital in southwest Pakistan. 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Relief efforts are under way to help the survivors of a powerful earthquake that's killed at least 175 people in Pakistan The 6.2 magnitude quake hit in the southwestern province of....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:30+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-bf3fb25997e3077d8c7736986d113543</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan quake kills 170, more deaths feared</title><link>http://unian.net/eng/news/news-281359.html</link><description>[29.10.2008 16:28] Pakistan quake kills 170, more deaths feared A powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 170 people, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic, AFP reported. At least eight villages were badly hit by the 6.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:17+0100</pubDate><source>unian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>unian-a09b045877aa3ae88e27439b5df7d20a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>At least 170 dead in earthquake</title><link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1814a80e-a570-11dd-b4f5-000077b07658.html</link><description>By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad and agencies Published: October 29 2008 04:17 | Last updated: October 29 2008 16:59

Relief agencies expressed concern on Wednesday about the growing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan after an earthquake struck the south Western Baluchistan province, killing at least 170 people and injuring hundreds.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:06+0100</pubDate><source>ft</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ft-0af1d5f183432d6796d0b67eafa821df</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>India offers aid to quake-stricken Balochistan</title><link>http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/29/rss.htm#30</link><description>Wednesday, 29 Oct, NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday expressed its sorrow at the death of 160 people in an earthquake in Pakistan and...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:00+0100</pubDate><source>dawn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dawn-ef95b8ad7cb68d7b6159798ad72295e2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>ICRC warns of thousands homeless, hundreds dead</title><link>http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/29/rss.htm#32</link><description>Wednesday, 29 Oct, GENEVA: Thousands may have lost their homes and hundreds may have died in an earthquake that struck southwest Pakistan before...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T18:00+0100</pubDate><source>dawn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dawn-496fe431defd4e4886fcef9053cb0d70</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake death toll rising</title><link>http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2417976,00.html</link><description>The mayor of Ziarat, the worst-hit town following an earthquake in Pakistan, says the death toll had risen to 170, while about 400 people in the area are injured.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:54+0100</pubDate><source>news24</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news24-c8ea243306ad6ee2ff571ce06c6b43a0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan rescuers pull 175 bodies from rubble as powerful earthquake - and 20 aftershocks - flatten villages</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1081424/Pakistan-rescuers-pull-175-bodies-rubble-powerful-earthquake--20-aftershocks--flatten-villages.html?ITO=1490</link><description>About 175 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan today, flattening about 1,500 mud-walled homes and triggering landslides, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:45+0100</pubDate><source>dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailymail-3277712eb6652008ef55a02b6b9d356b</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 135 people in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/274398/Default.aspx</link><description>At least 135 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan early on October 29.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:45+0100</pubDate><source>vnagency_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>vnagency_en-ea91d0ad198c2434c2193431b5c9140e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest Pakistan</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa4.cfm?rss=topstories</link><description>At least 160 killed, thousands homeless following 6.4 magnitude tremor centered around Ziarat tourist district</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:38+0100</pubDate><source>voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>voanews-3d4791a3b4d7150d4962668b3a7c5775</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>UN assists Pakistan after earthquake</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239191,un-assists-pakistan-after-earthquake.html</link><description>New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed Wednesday deep sadness at the deaths and destruction caused by an earthquake in Pakistan's Baluchistan region, and offered UN assistance for the victims and families. A spokesperson said Ban ext...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:36+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-4b08730496c6c8641a56f0c567058e7f</guid><category>UNSecretaryGeneral</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>VIDEO: Rescuers Pull 175 Bodies From Quake Rubble</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=197437</link><description>Chief district administrator Dilawar Khan said 170 people had been killed in that district and 350 injured.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:26+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-4d99fd47e1f4265cb3388b77d35df096</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in Balochistan, death toll rises to 215</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/earthquake-in-balochistan-death-toll-rises-to-215-87525</link><description>QUETTA: A strong earthquake jolted Balochistan early Wednesday killing over 215 people, injuring hundreds of others and destroying houses and government buildings, officials said. The 6.5 magnitude tremor struck villages and small towns 45 miles north of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, around, 4:33 a.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:07+0100</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-5e4ef7f0f52c97813b5f1ef2859ff688</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan earthquake leaves thousands homeless, wrecks tourist resort</title><link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5036117.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=797093</link><description>A popular tourist resort in western Pakistan was destroyed today by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 170 and rendered thousands homeless.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:06+0100</pubDate><source>sundaytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sundaytimes-d914d0cd388b8c199addb969041bc025</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Over 170 killed as quakes jolt southwest Pakistan</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=935eb61a-8c75-4f2b-9966-7eb55535465c&amp;MatchID1=4815&amp;TeamID1=6&amp;TeamID2=1&amp;MatchType1=1&amp;SeriesID1=1212&amp;PrimaryID=4815&amp;Headline=Over+170+killed+as+quakes+jolt+southwest+Pakistan</link><description>Over 170 people were killed and hundreds injured when a strong earthquake shook Pakistan's impoverished southwestern Balochistan early today, destroying hundreds of mud houses that left 15,000 homeless.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T17:04+0100</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-bbc77d349e3d01e2dd9ba79fe1d10b7c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hundreds feared dead after Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/29/pakistan-earthquake1</link><description>At least 170 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit south-west Pakistan, leaving thousands homeless. The death toll is expected to rise. The aid agency Care International put the death toll at 500-600. Several villages were reduced to rubble.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:55+0100</pubDate><source>guardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>guardian-3b5b0ef4d3cc04b358ca487433722e07</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 160 in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/earthquake-kills-160-in-pakistan-14019876.html?r=RSS</link><description>An earthquake in Pakistan has claimed at least 160 lives. Rescuers are continuing to pull bodies from the rubble in the south-western province of Baluchistan. Hundreds of mud-walled houses have been brought down after the tremor measuring six-point-four in magnitude struck late last night. Government officials say the death toll could rise.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:41+0100</pubDate><source>belfasttelegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>belfasttelegraph-78d34d3df179df9ff887f9cf3860adc3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills more than 170 in south-west Pakistan - Summary</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239181,earthquake-kills-more-than-170-in-south-west-pakistan--summary.html</link><description>Islamabad - A powerful earthquake rattled Pakistan's south- western Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing more than 170 people, injuring hundreds more and leaving thousands homeless, officials said. The US Geological Survey website said a magnit...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:36+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-5e72f970639111d58cc75d40d0d2f47a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Scores Killed In Pakistan Earthquake</title><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/29/world/main4554989.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4554989</link><description>A strong earthquake struck before dawn in impoverished southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 170 people and turning mud and timber homes into rubble.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:35+0100</pubDate><source>CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBSnews-2226fb390141b3ac81697df9e4e72aaf</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death toll in Pakistan earthquake rises to 175</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1029/breaking11.htm</link><description>Pakistani rescuers have pulled 175 bodies from the rubble of hundreds of mud-walled homes in Baluchistan province after a powerful earthquake hit the area today, a government official said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:33+0100</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-3cf97b8b4425d3a2b2e634df6b84417a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan rescuers pull 175 bodies from quake rubble</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL112872.htm</link><description>29 Oct 2008 14:56:10 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds district chief says rescue operation over, tens of thousands sleeping out) By Saeed Ali Achakzai WAM, Pakistan, Oct 29 (Reuters) - About 175 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:20+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-ed2dd226dd66b573ccb7540ecc674618</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>India offers relief assistance to quake-hit Pakistan</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=28940404-f3ef-462f-9825-d49af70ece38&amp;MatchID1=4815&amp;TeamID1=6&amp;TeamID2=1&amp;MatchType1=1&amp;SeriesID1=1212&amp;PrimaryID=4815&amp;Headline=India+offers+relief+assistance+to+quake-hit+Pakistan</link><description>Expressing grief over the death of at least 160 people in a massive earthquake in Balochistan, PM Manmohan Singh today wrote to his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani and offered India's assistance in relief work.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:18+0100</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-b5bef00ac9ea7e2f6d3319bd7290d6d2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: 2 powerful earthquakes strike Baluchistan province, over 160 casualties reported</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MCOT-7KVHN6?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>Glide No. EQ-2008-000206-PAK This bulletin is being issued for information only Two earthquakes shook various parts of Baluchistan in the early hours of 29 October 2008. So far, four districts have been badly affected with more than 160 casualties reported. The provincial government and military are carrying out assessments and relief work.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:16+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-74abafba7a931de2d4f84a4de33a9d70</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>India offers Pakistan relief assistance for earthquake affected people</title><link>http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=57425&amp;Itemid=39</link><description>NEW DELHI, Oct. 29 APP: Expressing grief over the loss of lives and property in earthquake which struck Balochistan on Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India stands ready to offer all possible relief assistance for the victims of the tragedy.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T16:04+0100</pubDate><source>app-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>app-en-913f7e6b94b097cb74e732512106da2f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Afghan President expresses sympathy with Pakistan over quake's victims</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6523774.html</link><description>Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday expressed his sympathy and sorrow with Pakistan over the death of more than 100 people caused by earthquake that shocked Pakistan's southwestern Balouchistan province, said a press release issued here by the Presidential Palace.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T15:39+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-e02648b55e74c0b84f56260256748473</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>India offers assistance to quake hit Pakistan</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0810296335172131.htm</link><description>While offering all possible assistance to earthquake hit Pakistan, India's Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed grief over the loss of life and property in an earthquake in Pakistan. 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There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from Wednesday's second quake, which was felt in the city of Quetta and nearby regions of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T15:16+0100</pubDate><source>yediotaharonot</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>yediotaharonot-d20f595130cf7bfe421c740ea76702ff</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan earthquake kills at least 150</title><link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/435660016/la-fg-quake30-2008oct30,0,3563201.story</link><description>The early-morning quake leaves thousands homeless in an impoverished region of the country. The death toll could rise as rescuers reach villages were cut off by landslides. 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MSF team....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T14:28+0100</pubDate><source>MSF</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MSF-ef473f23610310d85eed36ef79df8df5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong Aftershock Rocks Pakistan Following Earthquake</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa4.cfm?rss=topstories</link><description>At least 160 killed, thousands homeless following 6.4 magnitude tremor centered around Ziarat tourist district</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T14:28+0100</pubDate><source>voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>voanews-fb4d9229358fdb555ff136de6c593a85</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Up To 200 Killed In Pakistani Earthquake</title><link>http://www.rferl.org/Content/Pakistan_Rescuers_160_Bodies_Quake_/1336040.html</link><description>A powerful earthquake in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan Province has killed up to 200 people, according to aid workers in the region. 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A powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan killed more than 135 people early Wednesday, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic. At least eight villages were badly hit in the 6.4-magnitude quake, police said, warning that the death toll....</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T10:04+0100</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-43e37f4c1c341e792379f95777e0826b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: M=6.4 earthquake strikes southwest; over 100 dead, toll likely to rise</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7KV7XB?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>By Gul Yousafzai KARACHI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses, and the death toll was expected to rise, government officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:56+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-a37ae7e8c6b0f0b617fc1e4cd68c76ea</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>More than 160 killed in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1029/breaking11.htm</link><description>Pakistani rescuers have pulled 160 bodies from the rubble of hundreds of mud-walled homes in Baluchistan province after a powerful earthquake hit the area today, a district government official said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:56+0100</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-8653c53d9897f5acca00d81ae51e9767</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death toll in Pakistan earthquake rises to 150</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/29/asia/30pakistan.php</link><description>The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was centered about 400 miles southwest of Islamabad.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:53+0100</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-ed5e1a4c540bd0a50ba57ee24f5245c3</guid><category>Conflict</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>6.4 earthquake in Pakistan leaves at least 160 dead</title><link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/435586663/la-fgw-quake30-2008oct30,0,4657793.story</link><description>A Pakistani official says at least 160 people have died in an earthquake in a southwestern province.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:46+0100</pubDate><source>latimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>latimes-d7702c6b33f81df8eee994a61565d7d5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CHRONOLOGY-Major earthquakes in recent years</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LT228497.htm</link><description>29 Oct 2008 08:25:29 GMT Source: Reuters Oct 29 (Reuters) - At least 160 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses, government officials said. Here is a ...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:41+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-10cbe27a35597ec794faadb43df28bda</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Quake Kills More Than 100</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=197437</link><description>The U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.4 magnitude quake hit 60 km (40 miles) northeast of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:38+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-2c095d95d74f246a7e0d0c3c011dd530</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>135 dead in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5035135.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=2015164</link><description>A powerful earthquake struck south-west Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 135 people and injuring scores more.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:30+0100</pubDate><source>sundaytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sundaytimes-664f0e5883d5fe7495c7e357c95fd1b1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Over 100 dead as earthquake hits Pakistan: Hundreds of homes destroyed in disaster</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1081424/Over-100-dead-earthquake-hits-Pakistan-Hundreds-homes-destroyed-disaster.html?ITO=1490</link><description>A strong earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has killed more than 100 people, injured scores more and destroyed hundreds of mud houses according to officials.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:27+0100</pubDate><source>dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailymail-2968cfebd04894d2b3bc1af2a7b05d95</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>More than 100 killed in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1029/breaking11.htm</link><description>More than 100 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan today, and the death toll was expected to rise, government officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T09:25+0100</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-ff521c3e55afaa8b09d836b4d24bb7d2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death toll rises after Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&amp;objectid=10540034&amp;ref=rss</link><description>QUETTA, Pakistan - An official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has risen to 135. The strong quake hit a rural area of Pakistan's impoverished Baluchistan province before dawn on Thursday. 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The deaths occurred in the hilly town of Ziarat in gas-rich Baluchi...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T08:48+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-6ff630a121334c5b60f4006d089ff756</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Heavy casualties reported after quake</title><link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24570560-12335,00.html</link><description>The quake hit around 70km northeast of the Pakistani city of Quetta and around 185km southeast of the Afghan city of Kandahar early this morning, the US Geological Survey said. 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The army said it was rushing medical teams on helicopters to villages close to the epicenter of the quake in Baluchistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T08:34+0100</pubDate><source>CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBSnews-2de20eab48b8057f2f07b500dbed134a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills more than 140 in south-west Pakistan - 4th Update</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239082,earthquake-kills-more-than-140-in-south-west-pakistan--4th-update.html</link><description>Islamabad - A powerful earthquake rattled Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing up to 140 people and injuring scores of others, officials said. 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The epicentre was 70 kilometres north of Quetta in the province of Baluchistan near the border with Afghanistan. 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The DAWN NEWS quoted official sources as saying that two quakes occurred Wednesday morning. The first one measuring magnitude 5.0 on Richter scale took place at 4:33 a.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T07:49+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-6562fea988e7a143f27c24feeee8ced6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistan: M=6.4 earthquake hit near Quetta, over 80 killed and toll seen higher</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7KV7XB?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>By Gul Yousafzai KARACHI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - At least 80 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses and the toll was expected to rise, a district official said. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T07:47+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-2eb4ff6d8fa034045c1110a6d370d3de</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>100 killed in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/100+killed+in+pakistan+earthquake/2680757?intcmp=rss_news_itnnews</link><description>More than 100 people have been killed in an earthquake in south-western Pakistan. Minister for revenue and rehabilitation Zamaruk Khan said the government was preparing to provide food, shelter and medical care to survivors. The quake struck two hours before dawn in the province of Baluchistan, an impoverished area bordering Afghanistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T07:46+0100</pubDate><source>channel4news</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channel4news-c267b0b6c643fe518b58ed42708d422a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>100 killed in Pak quake, toll likely to rise</title><link>http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/100-killed-in-Pak-quake-toll-likely-to-rise/378853/</link><description>More than 100 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck SW Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of houses.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T07:33+0100</pubDate><source>financialexpress</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>financialexpress-9161f79f83aaa301aaa0dd63363148c1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pakistani Quake Kills At Least 80</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=197437</link><description>At least 80 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday and the toll was expected to rise.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T07:29+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-ca3acf7a10ab78281ed020aa9e2ee276</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Over 70 die in strong earthquake in Pakistan</title><link>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0810291371090801.htm</link><description>Over 70 people were killed and many others injured when a 'destructive earthquake' jolted southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday. 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The army said it was rushing medical teams on helicopters to villages close to the epicenter of the quake in Baluchistan.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T06:34+0100</pubDate><source>CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBSnews-9b6a4d874efd4ae9289952c809fdd38d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>Balochistan Earthquake toll rises to 90</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/balochistan-earthquake-toll-rises-to-90-87421</link><description>QUETTA: The death toll in earthquake in various parts of Balochistan has reached to 90 plus, sources said. Dozens reported wounded in the Wednesday morning temblor in the southwestern province of Pakistan. 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The deaths occurred in the hilly town of Ziarat in gas-rich Baluchi...</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T05:44+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-f12761c1e78436aca890bb803403cb94</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>'Scores dead' in Pakistan quake</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7696639.stm</link><description>An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes near the Pakistani city of Quetta, with at least 80 reported dead.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T05:40+0100</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-d9918f80ed90c3211d8aef918ff9d024</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 55 in south-west Pakistan - 2nd Update</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239064,earthquake-kills-55-in-south-west-pakistan--2nd-update.html</link><description>Islamabad - A powerful earthquake rattled Pakistan's south-western Balochistan district on Wednesday, killing some 55 people and injuring scores of others, officials said. 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The U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.2 magnitude quake hit 70 km (45 miles) northeast of the city of Quetta before dawn.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T05:31+0100</pubDate><source>ft</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ft-23868ec1d6478eff587848e494c86070</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>At least 70 killed in Pakistan quake</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/435444474/index.html</link><description>At least 70 people were killed Wednesday after a strong earthquake struck Pakistan, local police said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T05:26+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-e8e555f7b38d8e9b1d0e1ec470022a7f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Powerful earthquake rattles western Pakistan</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=c1d0e2e4-5c42-4995-b405-db1051115dc4&amp;MatchID1=4815&amp;TeamID1=6&amp;TeamID2=1&amp;MatchType1=1&amp;SeriesID1=1212&amp;PrimaryID=4815&amp;Headline=Powerful+earthquake+rattles+western+Pakistan</link><description>An earthquake registering 6.5 on the Richter scale shook western Pakistan early on Wednesday.The epicentre of the quake was 70 km northeast of Quetta, at a depth of 10 km underground.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T04:48+0100</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-b1de48c9abd8e7ccff17a53bbbb832e0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake hits southern Pakistan, killing up to 40 people</title><link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5035135.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=797093</link><description>A strong earthquake struck south-west Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 40 people and injuring at least 40 more.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T04:41+0100</pubDate><source>sundaytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sundaytimes-c4d45035d3a50ecf0b04cc992383dfe7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Death toll rises to 31 in Pakistan earthquake</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/28/pakistan-quake.html?ref=rss</link><description>At least 31 people are dead and about 40 injured after a powerful earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan early Wednesday, according to officials.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T04:40+0100</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-d49fae0a499e53f92eec88f9a299d2db</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake hits southern Pakistan, killing up to 40 people</title><link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5035135.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=797093</link><description>A strong earthquake struck south-west Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 40 people and injuring at least 40 more.</description><pubDate>2008-10-29T04:33+0100</pubDate><source>thetimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thetimes-c4d45035d3a50ecf0b04cc992383dfe7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 21 in south-west Pakistan - Update</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/239057,earthquake-kills-21-in-south-west-pakistan--update.html</link><description>Islamabad - A powerful earthquake rattled Pakistan's south-western Balochistan district on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores of others, media reports said. 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