This is from one of my best friends.... based in
> To: <sargodhian
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> From: "Afnan Ahmed" <afna
...@hotmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:40:45 +0500
> Subject: [sargodhians24] Relief Effort
> Dear All, AA,
> We all know about the devastation caused by the
> recent earthquake in AJK & NWFP. I, along with some
> friends from Telenor, have been carrying out relief
> efforts ourselves. The idea is to identify an area;
> preferably a village, which is off the main road and
> deliver relief items such as tents, blankets,
> medicine & food supplies. We are identifying these
> areas in coordination with Pakistan Islamic Medical
> Association (PIMA) and Al-Khidmat Foundation.
> Essentially, both these organizations are run by
> Jamaat e Islami. Let me clarify that none of us have
> any political affiliations with the Jamaat and
> probably this is not the time to point fingers at
> organizations due to their political linkages. We
> chose these organizations because when we visited
> Balakot, Muzzafarabad and other areas, these were
> the first org to establish field hospitals and to
> run an organized relief operation. Secondly, we are
> delivering off the main roads and not in the main
> cities because everyone is delivering in the main
> cities. And people dumping their trucks on the main
> roads of bigger cities can probably not reach out
> the most deserving.
> I am writing here to request for funds. Everyone is
> contributing but if someone wants to contribute, we
> need funds. If anyone contributes, i can tell you
> what was bought and where was it delivered and when
> was it done.
> It has already started snowing in some parts of
> Northern areas. It is very cold; freezing cold and
> people still dont have tents. I am in no position to
> tell you where the tents from the international aid
> are going. I have seen them stacked up on Chaklala
> airbase and have fought in vain with Army to let me
> have some of those tents. PAF has agreed to give me
> some tents but i still do not have them in hand. UN
> has promised some tents but their consignment is
> still not here.
> If anyone wants to contribute, please reply to me in
> private so that i can tell the quickest and most
> effective way of transferring funds.
> Sincerely,
> Afnan Ahmed
