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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asian earthquake disaster: Workers’ Relief and Rehabilitation Committee formed in Bagh city

October 20, 2005 Azad Qadri, National Organising Secretary Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP)

The Committee will organise all the relief and political work in Bagh.

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asian earthquake disaster: Politics of Relief

October 20, 2005 Azad Qadri and Khalid Bhatti, Trade Union Rights Campaign, Pakistan

Political manoeuvres begin

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asia: Earchquake disaster – Shattered by the tragedy…

October 19, 2005 Eyewitness account from Bagh, Khalid Bhatti, Trade Union Rights Campaign, Lahore

…dismayed by the inadequacies of the authorities

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asian earthquake disaster: Poorest areas of towns and villages suffer most

October 15, 2005 Khalid Bhatti, Trade Union Rights Campaign, Pakistan

Eyewitness report from Bagh

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

asian earthquake disaster: Capitalist greed and profits adding insult to injury

October 13, 2005 Press Release to Pakistani media by Trade Union Rights Campaign (TURC) and Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP)

No truck has left Lahore for the last two days

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

asian earthquake disaster: Financial appeal

October 11, 2005 Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan

Urgent appeal for earthquake aid

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asian earthquake disaster: Authorities abandon the people of Bagh, Kashmir

October 11, 2005 Eyewitness report from Bagh and Rawalakot, by Jamal, a member of Socialist Liberation (CWI Kashmir)

"Death everywhere…a stench of decaying bodies"

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asia: Earthquake disaster – Over thirty thousand casualties in devastated region<

October 10, 2005 Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, Lahore, Socialist Movement Pakistan.

Kashmir worst hit region with over 21000 casualties already reported – Wide swathes of destruction – Many towns and villages wiped out – Hundreds and thousands of people still waiting for rescue and food – […]

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asia: Earthquake disaster – Poorest suffer as earthquake strikes Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

October 8, 2005 Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, Lahore, Socialist Movement Pakistan.

Lack of funding for public services makes disaster even worse.

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