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July  ~ Dec 2007 ISSUE 8
 

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Story of Little Yasmeen
Life could take such a nasty turn in a blink of an eye for little Yasmeen, one can hardly imagine.Yasmeen was living amidst the love and care of her 10 member’s family in one of the remote hilly areas of District Mansehra. Though not very resourceful, yet Yasmeen’s life was away from troubles and hardships.
Life was hustling and bustling in her village and no one had any idea about a horrible disaster that was on its way to this unfortunate village called Baggar.
On the fateful morning of October 8, 2005 a massive earthquake measuring 7.6 on rector scale struck Northern Areas of Pakistan killing over 72,000 people and made millions homeless.
Yasmeen’s family was not an exception, the whole village of Baggar literally turned upside down. Since Yasmeen’s house was on a hilly slope, a huge landslide rolled it down hundreds of meter. The whole bunch of houses disappeared from the face of earth as if there was none ever. Yasmeen was washing dish pots on roof top and her four sisters were inside the house playing hide and seek. Nature’s mysterious hand made their presence felt and Yasmeen was found alive from thousands of tons of rubble. Yasmeen’s four young sisters; Kalsoom, Ambreen, Nusrat and Dil Jaan all under 14 breathed their last; their dead bodies have never been recovered from the rubble till the day.
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Islamic Relief established in 1984 in Birmingham , UK , as an international relief and development organization. Islamic Relief seeks to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development programmes. Islamic Relief has its headquarters in Birmingham , UK and offices over 30 countries across Europe , USA , Asia and Africa.
Islamic Relief Started working in Pakistan in 1992 and was registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee under Section 42 of the Company Ordinance , 1984.
 


an international NGO in consultative status ( category special ) with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales ( registration # 328158 )
member of the British Overseas NGOs for Development ( BOND ) ( UK Platform of the Liaison Committee of Development NGOs to the European Union )
a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent movement NGOs in Disaster Relief and People in Aid.
member of the Disaster Emergency Committee ( DEC ) of the United Kingdom
registered with the Security & Exchange Commission of Pakistan ( registration #. I-01581 )
 

       
Islamic Relief Pakistan ( IRP ) is operational in Pakistan to achieve sustainable social and economic development in collaboration with the local communities , government and other partner organizations. This integrated participatory approach generates greater ownership of the programmes.
 

       
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RP work focuses not only on addressing ongoing humanitarian priorities ( emergency and development ) , but also addressing the underlying causes of the poverty. The underpinning factor behind the IRP's activities is to support the strengthening of the communities' capacity to directly take up their issues. IRP also ensures that its activities are integrated into the greater national frameworks of other members of civil society and the Government of Pakistan and AJ&K. Registration of livelihoods in agriculture , horticulture and livestock management is complemented by increased focus on strategies to assist in providing essential services i,e basic health and education. IRP assistance focuses in Particular on Balochistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir where conflict , drought and poverty have left the population highly vulnerable.
 

 

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