Anniversary Of October 2005 Earthquake On Oct 8

Published October 04, 2017 | 06:50 PM

All arrangements are afoot to observe the 12th anniversary of history's worst and deadly earthquake of October 8, in 2005 across Azad Jammu Kashmir on October 8

MIRPUR (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 04th Oct, 2017 ) , Oct 4 (APP): All arrangements are afoot to observe the 12th anniversary of history's worst and deadly earthquake of October 8, in 2005 across Azad Jammu Kashmir on October 8.

The day will dawn with special prayers in mosques across AJK for departed souls of the earthquake. It will be a state holiday throughout AJK. Fateha Khawani will be held for the martyrs and sirens will be blown across the country at 8.59 a.m and two minutes silence will be observed for the victims of the catastrophe.

"In the AJK's capital city of Muzaffarabad, the day of October 8 will be marked with the sign of deep-rooted love and affection by the government and the people of Pakistan as well as the national and international NGO's and brotherly countries who contributed in rebuilding and rehabilitation of the quake-hit zone of AJK," official sources told APP here Wednesday.

"Besides, special functions in various parts of AJK to pay tributes to the victims of the killer catastrophe and to raise awareness among the people about adoption of precautionary measures to avert losses in case of any natural catastrophe, will be the hallmark of the anniversary which had turned bulk of AJK into rubble this day 12 years ago," the sources added.

The post-quake mega Development Projects have so far been completed in the AJK capital in the wake of the broad-based phased plan to reconstruct and rehabilitate the AJK metropolis on latest grounds comprising modern civic and other infrastructural facilities, the sources underlined.

Similar special ceremonies including walks for awareness, seminars and symposiums will also be held in various parts of AJK including Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber districts in the memory of the martyrs which left over 74,000 people dead and lacs injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

The ceremonies will be attended by the people representing all walks of life including social and political workers, lawyers, journalists and members of the business fraternity to pay glorious tributes to the victims of history�s worst catastrophe.