a very sad week for Pakistan

A Pakistani man mourns the death of his grandsons who were killed after their house was destroyed after it was hit by heavy rainfall, in Peshawar February 11, 2005. More than 50 people were killed after a dam burst in remote southwest Pakistan, adding to a mounting death toll following the country's heaviest rains in more than a decade, provincial officials said on Friday

(as if they are sleeping)



A Pakistani rescue worker surveys a swept away bridge after flash floods at Hingole in southern Baluchistan province February 11, 2005.

Pakistan Army soldiers unload relief goods from a C-130 transport plane at Pasni airport, 500 kilometers (312 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. A second dam burst in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, pushing the nationwide death toll from a week of torrential rain, floods and avalanches past 350, as troops and rescue workers battled to distribute relief supplies to survivors.




Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf arrives at Pasni airport during his visit to flood affected areas of southern Baluchistan province, 500 km (312 miles) west of Karachi, February 12, 2005








Pakistan's Red Crescent employees load relief goods into a truck for the victims of rain-affected areas, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rescuers have recovered some 80 bodies from floodwaters in a southwestern province where heavy rains caused a large dam to burst, sending torrents of water through towns and villages and sweeping hundreds of people into the Arabian Sea.


Azad Kashmir

I saw the video on PTV last night. Mush visited Gwadar, Pasni and the other affected areas. He was giving out food to the kids, and Mush hugged people that were crying.. and gave them assurance that the Govt would do everything to help them..

He also gave a speech, and all the Pakistani Baluchs in the area were sitting listening to him.. so Mush also added in his speech that .. "this army, navy, and airfoce is for you, and its your military, it'll protect you, thoss people (refering to the likes of bughti) who talk against the army, and Pakistan, what could've they done for you if we were not here today ?? Would they help you out ??"

and all the people in the crowd were like . "Nooooo" ..

But it was a really good speech, and the Pakistani Baluchs were chanting Pakistan Zindabad.

Also, the Govt will re-construct the area, and build 5000 new homes for the affected people, and each affected family would be given Rs 100,000 from the Govt, and the damaged portion of the Mekran Coastal Highway would be repaired and re-built in six month's time (250kms damage).

Army soldiers and local residents pray during the funeral of army soldier Muhammad Banaris, a victim of an avalanche, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir


Pakistani soldiers carry the coffins of two of their colleagues who were killed by an avalanche in Lipa valley, 160 km (100 miles) south of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir


A Pakistani soldier drops a sack of relief goods from a helicopter over the Teerah Valley









Peshawar


A Pakistani boy sits near debris of his home after torrential rain in Peshawar, February 12, 2005



Pasni
Flood victims rush towards a helicopter of Pakistan Navy to get the foodstuff in Pasni

Villagers make an embankment in Aghore, some 270 kilometers west of Karachi. A massive aid operation is continuing to bring food and supplies to tens of thousands made homeless in southwest Pakistan after a dam burst

Videos showing the devastation


Video 1
Relief Operations Underway In Pakistan

Video 2
Death Toll Rises in Pakistan Dam Disaster- Musharraf Visiting

Video 3
Hundreds Missing After Pakistan Dam Bursts

500+ now..

Poor negligence in part of government that the dam burst..

The Govt has locked up all the contractors, designers, and planners of the Dam.

But excellent work done by the Govt. Give credit where its due, don't be a nashukree.

The Govt is giving all the families who lost there loved ones Rs 100,000 , severely injured, Rs 30,000 and other people Rs 20,000

Plus, they are also going to rebuild 5,000 houses in Pasni / Gwadar area for the local people that were affected. Plus, massive relief operations are underway, and the response was quick..

So don't be a nashukre..

People died in Murree area as well, but do you see me complaining ? No.. because the Govt has done its part, and due to severe weather, operations couldn't be carried out in certain calamity hit parts of the country.

My sympathies with the families affected in recent flooding.Good to see Pakistan government doing their part in helping out these very unfortunate people...