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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.Read
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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.
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 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 )
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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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IRP 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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