Earthquake disaster in Pakistan - How you can help!

posted by  mneon (8)  16 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

Its been a very sad and tragic week for my country. Most of you must know about the terrible earthquake - the worst in its history - that hit Pakistan on the morning of October 8, 2005. The magnitude of the quake was measured at 7.6 on the richter scale and it was centered 60 miles north of the capital city of Islamabad (which is also my hometown). While most of Islamabad survived the scare, the northern parts of the country weren't so lucky. The cities of Muzaffarabad and Balakot were completely grounded within seconds of the earthquake. The inf