Strong earthquake hits Pak again Nov 1, 2008
The latest quake struck just before 6am (midnight GMT) northeast of the city of Quetta, in an area where tens of thousands of people were made homeless by a strong pre-dawn tremor on Wednesday. To read business stories in. (India Times)
PAKISTAN QUAKE Nov 1, 2008
In 1935, a severe earthquake killed about 30,000 people in Baluchistan, largely destroying the provincial capital, Quetta. (Additional reporting by Saeed Ali Achakzai, Gul Yousafzai; Writing by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel). (AlertNet)
Government and aid agencies respond in Pakistan’s quake-affected province Nov 1, 2008
4 magnitude earthquake struck about 70 kilometres north of Quetta, just after 4am local time Wednesday. The official death toll from the earthquake is 215, with 500 people injured and more than 15,000 displaced. (AlertNet)
300 feared dead in Pakistan quake Nov 1, 2008
The aftershocks have also been felt in the city of Quetta ... In 1935, Quetta suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake which claimed the lives of about 30,000 people. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Pakistan quake toll likely to rise over 300 Nov 1, 2008
The main quake struck just after 4 a.m., about 35 miles (60 km) north-northeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan ... 5-magnitude quake in the province's capital, Quetta, killed 30,000 people in 1935, according to the United States Geological Survey. (CNN -- World)
Helicopters search for survivors as death toll reaches 300 Oct 31, 2008
QUETTA: The death toll from Wednesdays 6. 5-magnitude earthquake in Balochistan has reached 300, and rescuers struggled to deliver aid to desperate survivors, most of whom spent the day in search of their loved ones or burying the dead in mass graves. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
More than 250 aftershocks triggered new concerns in Balochistan on Thursday Oct 31, 2008
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan. Friday, October 31, 2008. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Children in Pakistan quake zone beg for food, 5th Ld-Writethru, AS Oct 31, 2008
Baluchistan's capital, Quetta, was devastated by a 7. 5-magnitude temblor in 1935 that killed more than 30,000 people. (guardian.co.uk)
Quake aid for Pakistan's neglected Oct 31, 2008
"We were tossed out of our beds like dolls," Waheed Akram, a college administrator, describes over the phone from Quetta, the provincial capital, about 40 miles south of the epicenter. As aftershocks continued through the night, he says, he joined thousands others in the city who spent the frigid night outdoors in makeshift tents, cars, and parks. (Christian Science Monitor)
* Pakistan aid trickling in Oct 31, 2008
A Pakistani woman cries on the debris of her house destroyed by an earthquake in Ziarat, about 130km south of Quetta, Pakistan, yesterday. PHOTO: AP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
AFTER SHOCKS Oct 31, 2008
"Thousands of houses are in ruins. The road from Quetta to Ziarat, a stretch of some 70km, has huge cracks in it and this is making it difficult to bring in relief or take people who need hospital care to Quetta," Farooq Ahmed, 28, a local rescuer, told IRIN.. Damage assessment, aid. (AlertNet)
Pakistani Helicopters Search For Quake Survivors Oct 31, 2008
In 1935, about 30,000 people were killed and the provincial capital, Quetta, was largely destroyed by a severe earthquake ... (Additional reporting by Gul Yousafzai in QUETTA and Jonathan Lynn in GENEVA; Writing Augustine Anthony; Editing by Robert Birsel and Paul Tait). (Planet Ark, United States)
Quake victims in the cold Oct 31, 2008
Pakistani earthquake survivors sit at a makeshift camp in Ziarat some 50 km north of the provincial capital Quetta, on October 30, 2008 ... The Pakistani military says soldiers, helicopters, tents, blankets, food and medical help have been sent from Quetta, the provincial capital, to Ziarat and an aerial assessment of the damage has begun ... In 1935 a massive quake killed around 30000 people in Quetta, which at the time was part of British-ruled India. (iAfrica.com)
China donates $1 mln to Pakistan quake victims Oct 31, 2008
5-magnitude earthquake occurred on early Wednesday morning near Balochistan's capital Quetta ... The epicenter of the powerful earthquake was in the scenic tourist spot Ziarat district, about 60 km north of Quetta. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pakistan quake claims 170 Oct 30, 2008
The quake was centered about 50 miles northeast of the city of Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's impoverished Baluchistan province ... Small local hospitals and clinics were inundated with injured people, some of whom had to endure a bumpy road trip to Quetta for treatment. (Boston Globe)
Pakistan survivors wait for aid Oct 30, 2008
The worst-hit area appeared to be Ziarat, about 50km north of Quetta, where hundreds of mostly mud and timber houses have been destroyed in five villages ... The tremor struck 70km (45 miles) north of Quetta at 0409 (2309GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 10km (6 ... In 1935, Quetta suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake which claimed the lives of about 30,000 people. (BBC News)
Hundreds buried under rubble after magnitude 6.5 earthquake,Ensuing landslides destroy 1,500 houses, block roads Oct 30, 2008
5 earthquake * Ensuing landslides destroy 1,500 houses, block roads * Ziarat nazim says not a single house intact in Wam town * Wam, Warchom, Kan and Kawas towns worst hit * Huge cracks in Quetta-Ziarat road * Locals ask for more supplies and volunteers ... Originating at a shallow depth of 10km in the Sulaiman Range, the quake caused major damage in Ziarat, Quetta, Pishin and Chaman ... More supplies: Relief began to trickle into the villages despite the overland route being all but... (Daily Times, Pakistan)
It was the worst 40 seconds of my life Oct 30, 2008
That is the custom here but it was hard to stay outside because there was so much firing, Najam Maghlani, a Quetta resident, told BBC. daily times monitor ... It was terrible even though Quetta was not damaged so badly ... Here in Quetta we have been told to expect aftershocks for one week, Quetta Development Manager Saif-ud-Din Shahwani told BBC. daily times monitor. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has indicated a high probability of more aftershocks in Balochistan during the next week following an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale that struck Quetta early on Wednesday Oct 30, 2008
2 on the Richter scale that struck Quetta early on Wednesday. PMD Director General Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry said the frequency of further tremors is expected to be high initially but will gradually decrease in the next two weeks. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan earthquake: Thousands displaced as death toll rises Oct 30, 2008
Many of the injured were taken to hospitals in Quetta Photo: AP ... The Pakistani military says soldiers, helicopters, tents, blankets, food and medical help have been sent from Quetta, the provincial capital, to Ziarat and an aerial assessment of the damage has begun ... Baluchistan's capital, Quetta, was devastated by a 7. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Balochistan quake Oct 30, 2008
Eyewitnesses in the regional capital Quetta describe the chaos after the first dramatic jolts. SAIF-UD-DIN SHAHWANI, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, QUETTA ... Residents hurried into the streets of Quetta after the quake. (BBC News -- South Asia)
In Pakistan, rescuers search rubble as survivors mourn Oct 30, 2008
"Oh God, what have you done?" wailed one woman from Quetta, who said she had lost two brothers, two sons and a sister-in-law ... Baluchistan's capital, Quetta, was devastated by a 7 ... Associated Press writers Abdul Sattar in Quetta and Munir Ahmad in Islamabad as well as AP Television News cameraman Abdul Rahman in Wam contributed to this report. (International Herald Tribune)
President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sent a message of sympathy to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari over a major earthquake that has killed at least 160 people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.• Pakistan's powerful earthquake kills over 200 Oct 30, 2008
5 on Richter scale was in the scenic tourist spot Ziarat district, about 60 km north of Balochistan's capital Quetta. The earthquake also left 15,000 homeless. (Xinhuanet, China)
At Least 50 Killed as Magnitude 6.4 Quake Strikes Near Quetta in Pakistan Oct 29, 2008
4 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan near the city of Quetta today, the country's largest ambulance service said. The death toll may rise because our ambulances are still coming in,'' Yousuf Jamali, a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation, said by telephone today from Quetta ... A landslide in Ziarat, a tourist resort about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east-northeast of Quetta, killed 17 people, Dilawar Hussain Shah, an official at police control in Quetta said, citing reports from local people. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
At Least 100 Killed By Pakistan Earthquake Oct 29, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct. 29, 2008 ... Residents of Quetta city sit outside their homes as earthquake jolt the city on Oct. 29, 2008. (CBS News)
Powerful Pakistan quake kills at least 150 Oct 29, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 150 people as they slept and obliterating hundreds of fragile mud-and-timber homes, officials said. Officials warned the death toll could rise once reports arrived from remote areas of the affected province of Baluchistan, an impoverished area bordering Afghanistan where the quake struck at 5:10 a.m. local time with a preliminary magnitude of 6. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Pakistan quake, landslide kill 80 Oct 29, 2008
4 magnitude quake hit 40 miles northeast of the city of Quetta before dawn ... Officials in Ziarat district, 45 miles northeast of Quetta, the capital of the province, said many houses collapsed in the quake and some were destroyed in landslides trigged by the quake ... Five people had been killed in neighbouring Pishin district, to the north of Quetta, district government officials said. (Boston Globe)
Afghan, Pakistan leaders OK Taliban talks Oct 29, 2008
Oct. 27: A car bomb explodes in Quetta, Pakistan, killing two people. Msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)
In pictures: Pakistan quake Oct 29, 2008
The epicentre was about 60 km (40 miles) northeast of the city of Quetta, where people took to the streets fearing further tremors. Many houses have been destroyed and local officials say they expect the death toll to rise. (BBC News)
135 killed as earthquake hits Pak Oct 29, 2008
QUETTA: An official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has risen to 135. A mayor in the area, Dilawar Kakar, says 135 deaths have been confirmed and that the figure will likely rise as rescuers reach remote villages. (India Times)
Ali Ahmad Kurd, one of the leading lawyers calling for the reinstatement of sacked chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Oct 29, 2008
Kurd got 44 votes in Quetta against 18 polled in his rivals favour. Ayaz Sawati defeated Zahid Malik by 46 votes against 17 in the VP election. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Strong quake hits Pakistan, at least 135 killed Oct 29, 2008
Residents of Quetta city sit outside their homes as earthquake jolt the city on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 ... Residents of Quetta city sit outside their homes as earthquake jolt the city on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 ... Residents of Quetta city sit outside their homes as earthquake jolt the city on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Pakistan quake kills more than 100 - minister Oct 29, 2008
Ziarat is a scenic valley, one of Baluchistan province's main tourist spots, 70 km (45 miles) northeast of the provincial capital, Quetta ... A doctor attends to a man injured in an earthquake in the city of Quetta October 29, 2008. (AlertNet)
Pakistan quake rescuers recover 160 bodies Oct 29, 2008
4 magnitude quake hit 60 km northeast of the provincial capital, Quetta ... Five people had been killed in neighbouring Pishin district, to the north of Quetta, district government officials said ... In 1935, about 30,000 people were killed and Quetta was largely destroyed by a severe earthquake. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
At least 160 dead in Pakistan quake: officials Oct 29, 2008
AFP Pakistanis in Quetta rest on a street following a 6 ... QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) A powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan killed at least 160 people early Wednesday, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic ... Residents in the region around the historic hill town of Ziarat, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the provincial capital Quetta, told him about 6,000 people have been displaced. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Strong quake kills scores in Pakistan Oct 29, 2008
QUETTA, PAKISTAN A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 150 people dead, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, officials said ... Rescuers carry a man injured by Wednesday's earthquake to a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Pakistan quake kills 10 Oct 29, 2008
The quake hit around 70 kilometres northeast of the Pakistani city of Quetta and around 185 kilometres southeast of the Afghan city of Kandahar at 4 ... A woman was also killed in Pishin district near Quetta, police officer Niaz Mohammed said ... The tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, sent people running screaming from their homes in Quetta, according to witnesses in the city. (iAfrica.com)
Second powerful quake hits Pakistan Oct 29, 2008
There were no immediate reports of casualties in the second quake, which was felt in the city of Quetta and nearby regions of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The U.S. Geological Survey says the second earthquake had a magnitude of 6. (USA Today -- News)
Dozens killed in Pakistan quake Oct 29, 2008
Maaz Khan in Quetta, PakistanOctober 30, 2008. Heavy toll an injured man in Quetta ... People fled screaming from their homes in Quetta, the nearest big town, witnesses said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Quake rocks SW Pakistan, at least 80 killed Oct 29, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake jolted southwestern Pakistan's Quetta city early Wednesday morning, killing at least 80, private TV channel DAWN NEWS reported. The DAWN NEWS quoted official sources as saying that two quakes occurred Wednesday morning. (Xinhuanet, China)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Oct 29, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) - A powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan killed more than 135 people early Wednesday, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic ... "So far 135 bodies have been recovered from the area, many more have been injured," said Dilawar Khan Kakar, mayor of the historic hill town of Ziarat, which is about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Quetta ... In Quetta, the nearest big town, witnesses said people fled screaming from... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Suspected U.S. strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan Oct 28, 2008
In other violence raging across Pakistan frontier zone, a car bomb killed two people in Quetta and a suicide attacker demolished a checkpoint, injuring eight police and troops ... Blast near Iranian consulateThe car bomb in Quetta exploded in a parking lot near government buildings and the Iranian consulate, setting fire to a string of vehicles ... 27: A car bomb explodes in Quetta, Pakistan, killing two people. (MSNBC -- International)
Pakistan wary of IMF demands Oct 28, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan officials in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue package aimed at helping the country resolve balance of payments difficulties will face harsh demands rather than negotiating points, according to local analysts ... com, is a Quetta-based development analyst in Pakistan. (Asia Times Online)
PASHTUN TALKS Oct 28, 2008
Separately, a car bomb blast outside a court in the southwestern city of Quetta killed two people and wounded 12, police said. Separatist rebels not linked to Islamist militants were believed responsible. (AlertNet)
U.S. drone kills 20 in Pakistan Oct 28, 2008
The devastation Monday in Quetta, Pakistan, after a car bomb exploded in a parking lot outside a court, killing two people and wounding 10. (Arshad Butt/The Associated Press). (International Herald Tribune)
Car bomb kills 2 in Pakistani city of Quetta Oct 27, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police say a car bomb has exploded in the western city of Quetta, killing two people ... Quetta is the capital of a region that has seen a low-level insurgency for greater autonomy. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Blast kills one in SW Pakistan Oct 27, 2008
The blast took place near the district court in Quetta, capital city of southwestern Balochistan province and four vehicles were also damaged, reported DAWN NEWS.. Editor: Deng Shasha. (Xinhuanet, China)
Survivor tells of harrowing escape from Taliban bus hijacking Oct 26, 2008
If you didn't have a link with the government, we would free you, one of the Taliban told the group, adding that the only other thing that could save them was a directive from our leaders in Quetta [Pakistan. Information about the passengers was slow in coming. (Globe and Mail)
Hot air and improbable peace Oct 24, 2008
Let's talk about it In essence, it was the idea of the British Embassy in Kabul to start talking to selected Taliban, and it was on this basis that the grand jirga agreed to set up small jirgas on a regional basis, including in North Waziristan and Quetta in Pakistan and Kandahar and Khost in Afghanistan. (See Asia Times Online, August 24, 2007. (Asia Times Online)
Pakistan Heading for Economic Meltdown? Oct 22, 2008
Pakistani men clamour to buy wheat sold at controlled rates on a street in Quetta on October 18. Pakistani men clamour to buy wheat sold at controlled rates on a street in Quetta on October 18, 2008. (ABC News)
Zardari takes beggingbowl to Beijing Oct 16, 2008
QUETTA - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his first official four-day visit to China, hoping for words or actions that will help his country's economy, which faces testing times ... com, is a Quetta-based development analyst in Pakistan. (Asia Times Online)
Talking To The Taliban Oct 11, 2008
While Mullah Omar is believed to be functioning from Quetta it is not clear whether the Saudi negotiations will lead to the elimination of the al-Qaeda in Pakistan and peace between the Pakistani government and the Pakistani Taliban. Obama has also indicated that he is prepared to negotiate with Iranian authorities if he gets elected. (India Times, India)
No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now Oct 10, 2008
Attendees included: Mullah Muhammad Ghaus, former foreign minister under the Taliban government, which ruled Afghanistan until 2001, who currently lives in Quetta, Pakistan; Abdel Hakim Mujahed, former unofficial Taliban representative in the United Nations; and Abdul Salaam Hashimi, former director of finance for the insurgent group Hizb-i-Islami, which is currently aligned with the Taliban. None of the attendees currently belongs to the Taliban, according to one former Taliban official who... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* UN orders children of foreign staff to leave Islamabad Oct 4, 2008
Under the decision, UN expatriate staff will no longer be allowed to live with their children in the capital, the neighboring city of Rawalpindi or in Quetta, on the Afghan frontier. Amena Kamaal, a UN spokeswoman in Islamabad, said only about 20 families were affected. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
UN raises alert level in Pakistan, orders children of staff to leave Oct 3, 2008
The heightened security level applied to Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, and nine districts of Baluchistan, it said. A UN information officer in Islamabad, Ishrat Rizvi, said the world body remained committed to Pakistan. (Boston Globe)
Islamabad increasingly a danger zone Oct 3, 2008
Under the decision, U.N. expatriate staff will no longer be allowed to live with their children in the capital, the neighboring city of Rawalpindi or in Quetta, on the Afghan frontier. Amena Kamaal, a U.N. spokeswoman in Islamabad, said only about 20 families were affected. (MSNBC -- International)
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Karzai Seeks Help Negotiating With Taliban Oct 3, 2008
Afghan officials have said he is hiding in or near the Pakistani city of Quetta. Pakistan says he is in Afghanistan. (CBS News -- World)
Pakistan Militants Threaten More Bombs Sep 25, 2008
In the latest violence, a suicide bomber killed an 11-year-old girl and wounded 11 troops and some children in the frontier city of Quetta, officials said. Security forces supported by helicopter gunships killed 20 militants in a second day of fighting near the town of Khar in another border area, Bajur, officials said. (CBS News)
Pakistan recovers 'US spy drone' Sep 25, 2008
In Quetta, capital of south-western Balochistan province, a young girl was killed in a suicide bombing. About a dozen military personnel were also injured in the assault on an army vehicle. (BBC News)
* Pakistan finds possible spy plane Sep 25, 2008
AP, ISLAMABAD AND QUETTA, PAKISTAN Thursday, Sep 25, 2008, Page 5 ... The attacker rammed the military vehicle on the road to the airport in Quetta, provincial police chief Asif Nawaz Warraich said ... Raja Ishtiaq, another senior police official, said seven injured people were brought to Quettas main hospital and that an 11-year-old schoolgirl had died. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pakistan finds suspected U.S. spy drone Sep 25, 2008
In more signs that the militancy is escalating, a suicide bomber killed an 11-year-old girl and wounded 11 troops in the frontier city of Quetta while security forces killed 20 militants in another border zone. Three Pakistani intelligence officials earlier said troops and tribesmen had shot down the drone late Tuesday near Jalal Khel, a village in Pakistan's South Waziristan region. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Marriott blast rips furtherhole in Pakistan economy Sep 24, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan - Business, commerce and markets in Pakistan are reeling from the shockwaves of Saturdays suicide blast outside the five-star Marriott Hotel in a high-security zone of Islamabad ... Pakistan's credit outlook was cut on Tuesday to "negative'' by Moody's Investors Service, which said the country may face difficulties repaying foreign debt, according to a Bloomberg News report. Moody's rating of B2 on the government's bonds is below that for Turkmenistan and Cambodia, the report... (Asia Times Online)
No Time To Waste Sep 23, 2008
Everyone in Pakistan knows that Mullah Omar, leader of the Afghan Taliban, is in Quetta and enjoys the hospitality of the Pakistani army and the ISI. There is a widespread opinion in Pakistan that such attacks are the result of Islamabad siding with Washington in the war on terrorism. But there is no assurance that if Pakistan pulls out of operations against Taliban, the country will be able to save itself from such attacks. (India Times, India)
Anger builds in Pakistan Sep 22, 2008
The political necessity of some non-rhetorical response by our ally in the war on terror can be gleaned from stories, editorials, and letters in The Frontier Post, published in Peshawar and Quetta. There we find, expectably, descriptions of the United States as a "rogue nation" making "brutal attacks . . . on an ally" as its leaders, "obsessed with the cynical ideas of war, deaths and destructions, pursue their foreign policy around the world"; and this question: "Isn't the Pakistan Army obliged... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
