Muzaffarabad مظفرآباد
General Information
Province	Azad Kashmir
Altitude	3000m app AMSL
Area	6117 Sq. Km km²
Calling code	058810
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns
Population	0.725 million 1998
Estimate	0.742 million 1999
Government
No. of Union Councils
Emblem
Website
Muzaffarabad Local Government

Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مظفرآباد, is the capital of the State of Azad Kashmir, located in the north of the state, which is the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in Muzaffarabad District. Muzafarabad district, located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, is very hilly. The district is bounded to Punjab in the west and to Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the east while Northern Areas fall on the northeast of the district. Total area of the district is 6117 square kilometers. Total population of the district according to 1998 census stands at 725,000 and according to 1999 projection its population stands at 741,000. The district comprises three tehsils. Muzaffarabad city in the district serves as capital of Azad Kashmir. The Disputed Territory : Shown in green is Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani occupied section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits (0-9) that is used for identifying a destination telephone line in a telephone network. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... Image File history File links Emblem_Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani occupied section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... Muzafarabad district, located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, is totally hilly. ... Jhelum or Jehlum may mean: Jhelum River in India and Pakistan Jhelum City in Punjab, Pakistan Jhelum District in Punjab, Pakistan This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Neelum (Urdu: نیلم ) is a river in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ... The Punjab or Panjab   (Punjabi/Urdu: پنجاب) province of Pakistan is the countrys most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. ... Kupwara is a town and a notified area committee in Kupwara District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Categories: Stub ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri: جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of Republic of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani occupied section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Location

Muzaffarabad is situated at the confluence of the Jhelum & Neelum rivers. It is at a distance of 138 kilometers from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and about 76 kilometers from Abbottabad. Cradled by lofty mountains, Muzaffarabad is a blend of varied cultures and languages. The Neelum river plays a dominant role in the microclimate of Muzaffarabad. Jhelum or Jehlum may mean: Jhelum River in India and Pakistan Jhelum City in Punjab, Pakistan Jhelum District in Punjab, Pakistan This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Neelum (Urdu: نیلم ) is a river in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ... Rawalpindi (Urdu: راولپنڈی) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Islamabad, the current capital of Pakistan, in the province of Punjab. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد ) is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

The name of Muzaffarabad has been given to it after the name of Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a former chief of the Bomba Dynasty. Since then it has been one of the important cities of Kashmir. After 1947 independence war, Muzaffarabad was made the capital of State of Azad Kashmir. Sultan Muzaffar Khan (سلطان مظفر خان) was a Sultan of the Bomba Dynasty. ...

On 8 October 2005 it was struck by an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale. The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ...

Sites Of Interest

Forts

There are two historical forts on the opposite sides of the river Neelum. Neelum (Urdu: نیلم ) is a river in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ...

• Red Fort
• Black Fort

During the year 1949 the construction of the red fort was undertaken. It was finally completed by Sultan Muzaffar Khan the founder of Muzaffarabad city during 1646. When the Mughals overtook the Kashmir rule, this fort lost its importance. The Mughals were more interested in Kabul, Bukhara and Badakshan. During the Durrani rule the fort again came into limelight and its importance was rediscovred. The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... Kabul, Kâbl (locally: کابل), is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population of approximately 3 million people. ... Bukhara (Bokhara in XIX century English, Buxoro or Бухоро in Uzbek (the Cyrillic alphabet was officially phased out for Uzbek after independence); بُخارا /Bukhârâ/ in Persian, Buhe/Puhe Tang Chinese, Бухара in Russian; also Boxara in Tatar) is the fifth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and capital of the Bukhara region (Bukhoro Wiloyati). ... Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. ... Durrani (Persian: درانی) or Abdali (Persian: ابدالی) tribe is one of the two largest Pashtun tribes of Afghanistan and is also found in large numbers in western Pakistan. ...

Maharaja Gulab Singh and Ranbir Singh, the Dogra rulers, reconstructed and extended the fort for political and military operations. Towards the end of 1947 the Dogra forces filed away leaving the fort wide open to anybody. The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group in South Asia, with a population of 873,000. ...

The architectonics of the fort show that great experts in design and structure participated in its construction. It is surrounded on three sides by Neelum river formally known as Kishan Ganga. The northern part had terraces with steps leading to the bank of the river. The Eastern side of the fort was very well protected from the hazards of flood waters but some parts in the north were slightly damaged. There was an inn at the entry of the fort of which there is only traces left now.

Other

• Azad Kashmir Assembly
• Azad Kashmir Supreme Court
• Masque Assembly Secretariat
• Kh. Khurshid Tomb
• Chehla Bridge
• Subri (Langarpura) Lake

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS(NGOs) 1)PRESS FOR PEACE(PFP)

 PRESS FOR PEACE(PFP)was esteblished on November 20,1999 by a leading journalist and social worker.PFP strives for protection of human rights,press freedom and the environment.PFP has been working for the betterment of deprived and neglected sections of socity such as children,women and minorities. 

Tehsils

• Punjkot

Punjkot (Urdu: پنج کوٹ ) is a tehsil in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ...

2005 Kashmir Earthquake

Main article: 2005 Kashmir Earthquake

A hotel in Muzaffarabad that was destroyed in the earthquake

Muzaffarabad was the epicenter of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which occurred on 8 October 2005 and had an earthquake magnitude of 7.6. It destroyed 50% of the buildings in the town (including most official buildings) and is estimated to have killed up to 80,000 people in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir alone. The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 was a major earthquake whose epicenter was the Pakistan-administered disputed region of Kashmir. ... Image File history File links Hotel_2. ... Image File history File links Hotel_2. ... The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 was a major earthquake whose epicenter was the Pakistan-administered disputed region of Kashmir. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by earthquakes. ...

The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the Northern Pakistan earthquake or South Asia earthquake) of 2005 was a major seismological disturbance (earthquake) that occurred at 08:50:38 Pakistan Standard Time (03:50:38 UTC, 09:20:38 India Standard Time, 08:50:38 local time at epicenter) on October 8, 2005 with the epicenter in the Pakistan-administered region of the disputed territory of Kashmir in South Asia. It registered 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale making it a major earthquake similar in intensity to the 1935 Quetta earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The epicenter is directly above the earthquakes focus. ... A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession/control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir) South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ... The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by earthquakes. ... Quetta (کویتہ) is the capital of the province Balochistan in Pakistan. ... The 2001 Gujarat earthquake was the most devastating earthquake in India in recent history. ... Arnold Genthes famous photograph of San Francisco following the earthquake, looking towards the fire on Sacramento Street The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. ...

As of 8 November, the Pakistani government's official death toll was 87,350. Some estimate that the death toll could reach over 100,000. [1] [2]

The Survival and Rescue Within a few hours after the earthquake, workers of the PFP started humanitarian work at individual level. Initially they focused on rescue, first aid, searching strangled individuals under the debris and providing shelter, recovery of wounded persons and dead bodies. When everyone was in the condition of shock, PFP started working upon extreme emergency basis. With a small setup and no assets, its volunteers were determined to put the best of the efforts. To set an example, the Chief Coordinator PFP handed over all his belongings to the affected people who were in the dire need of relief goods. During the recurring jolts, when everyone was worried about his own and his relatives’ safety, Khawaja Zafar Iqbal, the founder chief co-ordinator of PFP went after the screams of severely wounded school children and recovered a large number of them to the first aid units. He was mad to pursue the cries of strangled and dying children. To follow his example, each member of the Press for Peace devoted himself for emergency relief work. Media Silence For first two days journalists and reporters in Azad Kashmir engaged themselves to the much needed rescue work. During that period, what was reported on national and international media, it was based on rumours and personal accounts of some of the victims in lesser-affected areas. In fact, the actual scene of destruction was not being reported in a professional manner. At this critical time, PFP felt its responsibilities. It observed that the best possible humanitarian work at the time was to inform the world about devastation of the earthquake. The chief coordinator called an emergency meeting of the executive council. Tariq Naqash, , Mohammad Fareed-ul-hadam, Raja Wseem Khan (the scriptwriter of this report), Asif Raza Mir,Iftikhar Rana,Aftab Alam,Tariq Durrani,Najam-ul-Islam Assri, Aurangzeb Saifullah, Rafiq Mughal,Aslam Mir,Tanvir Tanoli,Daniyal Shehab and others attendended the meeting. Though, every member of PFP was shattered at the occasion, they managed to gather at the debris of a building with there wounded hearts and souls. A few have wounds on their bodies too. Their houses were destroyed and family members killed. Tears! Tears! Every where Tears. The Human Resolve After the earthquake, everyone present at the first emergency meeting of Press for Peace decided to resume professional responsibilities with a renewed pledge to serve the ailing humanity and put the best of their efforts to save the dying human beings. It was decided to immediately contact, by any means, with electronic and print media in major cities of Pakistan. The members started contacting the media persons and media houses via a few private telephone lines still lying intact. On Journalistic Front Press for Peace observed at the occasion that unfortunately, the professional journalistic sources were totally damaged by the earthquake. The chief co-ordinator managed to meet the emergency need of cameras, films and telephone sets by self-help basis through personal contacts. It was found that most of the communication links with external world were non-existent and unavailable. PFP realized that first two days media reports focused only the Margalla towers in Islamabad. It meant the world was unaware of the much higher destruction in the upper mountainous regions of Northern Pakistan. The members of PFP made rigorous efforts to send photographs and films of the havoc via army helicopters. Due to non-availability of electricity, the fax service, a major tool of the reporting team was non-existent. The journalists of PFP used private contacts to convey the details of tragic account the death and destruction to the media houses. Within a few days, PFP was the most active media entity in Muzaffarabad to guide national and international media. Later on, many established and worldly recognized media organizations acknowledged the services of PFP. During the earthquake, Amir-u-din Mughal Coordinator PFP who is also working for international news agency Reuters as a photojournalist got serious injuries. But he resumed his professional activities within a few days. His images of the destruction in affected areas drew international attention and subsequently, a multitude of national and international donor agencies started arriving there. When these NGOs, government representatives and individual philanthropists reached in Muzaffarabad, they wanted to gain information and access to the worst hit areas. The members of Press for Peace voluntarily offered their services to assist those individuals and organizations. Establishment of the Press for Peace Volunteer Force (PFPVF) On 11 October 2005, an extra-ordinary meeting of the executive council of PFP held in Muzaffarabad. The council realized that due to non-availability of coordinated media efforts, most of the NGOs and humanitarian organizations were facing hurdles to reach to the affected areas. Therefore, in order to guide and assist a large number of the members of incoming welfare bodies, the council decided to establish PFP Volunteer Force. Headed by a student leader, Zulfiqar Beg, the volunteers did a marvellous job. PFP acknowledges and appreciates the services of volunteers Javed Hashmi,Zaheer Jagwal,Tahir Farooqi,Mehmood Gillani,Babar Awan,Basharat, Malik Zulfiqar, Danial Shahab, Wafaq Anjum, Hafiz Saeed-ur-Rehman,Fazil Mughal, Ejaz Kazmi, Zubair-u-din Arifi, Saeed-ur-Rehman Sajjad, Mahraj Alam,EjazAlam,Miss Iram,Miss Shugfta,Tassadaq , Waqar Hashmi, Zarrar Baloch and many others from the university, schools and colleges. The PFPVF’s efforts were a guiding source and inspiration for those who remained in the state of shock and helplessness for the first few days. Resultantly, a large number of people from every walk of life volunteered themselves for relief work. Press for Peace assigned them tasks according to their skills and capabilities. In order to guide and assist foreign NGOs, journalists and survey teams of university and college students with good command over English were detailed as interpreters. In fact, when aid workers from different parts of the world reached Muzaffarabad, they found it difficult to ascertain the scale of relief in the remote areas of upper villages of Muzaffarabad and Neelum Valley. At this occasion PFP provided them much needed guidance and awareness about these areas. Being impressed by the selfless contribution of the volunteer force, more and more people contacted to participate in humanitarian work. It was encouraging. The candle lights the candle. Within a few days, the number of volunteers raised to 250 and later on more than 500. Humanity, the Priority When everyone was running after the much needed relief goods for the sake of life of his kith and kin, the members of PRESS FOR PEACE,the local NGO, devoted themselves to assist those unfortunate families where no male members were left behind. The members of PFP would collect cooked food from charities and distributed it among those who were in dire need of it. Distribution of Relief Goods Press for Peace with the assistance of other NGOs and donor agencies distributed 1000 plastic sheets, 500 burners, 852 quilts, 250 lamps, 500 sacks coal, 460 blankets (Korean), 950 packets of dates (1 kg each), 460 bundles of sweaters, 1150 shawls, 560 blankets (ordinary) in the affected families. More over, 22 trucks load of food items, clothes, jackets, shoes and other items of daily use were also distributed. PFP took care of the ego of the affected people during relief work and humanitarian activities. During the dark hours, volunteers and central office holders of PFP carried the relief goods on their shoulders and distributed in the widows, hawkers, journalists and members of district administration. Before earthquake, they all were well to do citizens, but now they have nothing except clothes on their bodies. Each member of PFP voluntarily distributed the relief goods without any hidden motive of publicity or fame. PFP is an organization of selfless devotees and zealous enthusiasts who share the common goal of reducing human miseries. Media Relief Centre The volunteers of PFPVF also provided meals to media persons, press clubs and bureau offices of different news agencies where everyone, without caring about his own needs, was engaged in preparing and sending reports day and night. This practice continued till the reopening of the restaurants and hotels in the city. Establishment of Media City Press for Peace established a media city in Chehla Bandi on emergency basis to facilitate media persons. Hotels and restaurants were not available due to the massive destruction. This facility remained functional for 7 months and offered professional facilities to media persons. Suitable arrangements of daily meals and lodging were in made the PFP Media City.

Within a few hours after the earthquake, workers of PRESS FOR PEACE(PFP) started humanitarian work at individual level. Initially they focused on rescue, first aid, searching strangled individuals under the debris and providing shelter, recovery of wounded persons and dead bodies. When everyone was in the condition of shock, PFP started working upon extreme emergency basis. With a small setup and no assets, its volunteers were determined to put the best of the efforts. To set an example, the Chief Coordinator PFP handed over all his belongings to the affected people who were in the dire need of relief goods. During the recurring jolts, when everyone was worried about his own and his relatives’ safety, Khawaja Zafar Iqbal, the founder chief co-ordinator of PFP went after the screams of severely wounded school children and recovered a large number of them to the first aid units. He was mad to pursue the cries of strangled and dying children. To follow his example, each member of the Press for Peace devoted himself for emergency relief work.

For first two days journalists and reporters in Azad Kashmir engaged themselves to the much needed rescue work. During that period, what was reported on national and international media, it was based on rumours and personal accounts of some of the victims in lesser-affected areas. In fact, the actual scene of destruction was not being reported in a professional manner. At this critical time, PFP felt its responsibilities. It observed that the best possible humanitarian work at the time was to inform the world about devastation of the earthquake. The chief coordinator called an emergency meeting of the executive council. Tariq Naqash, , Mohammad Fareed-ul-hadam, Raja Wseem Khan (the scriptwriter of this report), Asif Raza Mir,Iftikhar Rana,Aftab Alam,Tariq Durrani,Najam-ul-Islam Assri, Aurangzeb Saifullah, Rafiq Mughal,Aslam Mir,Tanvir Tanoli,Daniyal Shehab and others attendended the meeting. Though, every member of PFP was shattered at the occasion, they managed to gather at the debris of a building with there wounded hearts and souls. A few have wounds on their bodies too. Their houses were destroyed and family members killed. Tears! Tears! Every where Tears.

After the earthquake, everyone present at the first emergency meeting of Press for Peace decided to resume professional responsibilities with a renewed pledge to serve the ailing humanity and put the best of their efforts to save the dying human beings. It was decided to immediately contact, by any means, with electronic and print media in major cities of Pakistan. The members started contacting the media persons and media houses via a few private telephone lines still lying intact.

Press for Peace observed at the occasion that unfortunately, the professional journalistic sources were totally damaged by the earthquake. The chief co-ordinator managed to meet the emergency need of cameras, films and telephone sets by self-help basis through personal contacts. It was found that most of the communication links with external world were non-existent and unavailable. PFP realized that first two days media reports focused only the Margalla towers in Islamabad. It meant the world was unaware of the much higher destruction in the upper mountainous regions of Northern Pakistan. The members of PFP made rigorous efforts to send photographs and films of the havoc via army helicopters. Due to non-availability of electricity, the fax service, a major tool of the reporting team was non-existent. The journalists of PFP used private contacts to convey the details of tragic account the death and destruction to the media houses. Within a few days, PFP was the most active media entity in Muzaffarabad to guide national and international media. Later on, many established and worldly recognized media organizations acknowledged the services of PFP. During the earthquake, Amir-u-din Mughal Coordinator PFP who is also working for international news agency Reuters as a photojournalist got serious injuries. But he resumed his professional activities within a few days. His images of the destruction in affected areas drew international attention and subsequently, a multitude of national and international donor agencies started arriving there. When these NGOs, government representatives and individual philanthropists reached in Muzaffarabad, they wanted to gain information and access to the worst hit areas. The members of Press for Peace voluntarily offered their services to assist those individuals and organizations.

On 11 October 2005, an extra-ordinary meeting of the executive council of PFP held in Muzaffarabad. The council realized that due to non-availability of coordinated media efforts, most of the NGOs and humanitarian organizations were facing hurdles to reach to the affected areas. Therefore, in order to guide and assist a large number of the members of incoming welfare bodies, the council decided to establish PFP Volunteer Force. Headed by a student leader, Zulfiqar Beg, the volunteers did a marvellous job. PFP acknowledges and appreciates the services of volunteers Javed Hashmi,Zaheer Jagwal,Tahir Farooqi,Mehmood Gillani,Babar Awan,Basharat, Malik Zulfiqar, Danial Shahab, Wafaq Anjum, Hafiz Saeed-ur-Rehman,Fazil Mughal, Ejaz Kazmi, Zubair-u-din Arifi, Saeed-ur-Rehman Sajjad, Mahraj Alam,EjazAlam,Miss Iram,Miss Shugfta,Tassadaq , Waqar Hashmi, Zarrar Baloch and many others from the university, schools and colleges. The PFPVF’s efforts were a guiding source and inspiration for those who remained in the state of shock and helplessness for the first few days. Resultantly, a large number of people from every walk of life volunteered themselves for relief work. Press for Peace assigned them tasks according to their skills and capabilities. In order to guide and assist foreign NGOs, journalists and survey teams of university and college students with good command over English were detailed as interpreters.

In fact, when aid workers from different parts of the world reached Muzaffarabad, they found it difficult to ascertain the scale of relief in the remote areas of upper villages of Muzaffarabad and Neelum Valley. At this occasion PFP provided them much needed guidance and awareness about these areas. Being impressed by the selfless contribution of the volunteer force, more and more people contacted to participate in humanitarian work. It was encouraging. The candle lights the candle. Within a few days, the number of volunteers raised to 250 and later on more than 500.

When everyone was running after the much needed relief goods for the sake of life of his kith and kin, the members of PFP devoted themselves to assist those unfortunate families where no male members were left behind. The members of PFP would collect cooked food from charities and distributed it among those who were in dire need of it.

Press for Peace with the assistance of other NGOs and donor agencies distributed 1000 plastic sheets, 500 burners, 852 quilts, 250 lamps, 500 sacks coal, 460 blankets (Korean), 950 packets of dates (1 kg each), 460 bundles of sweaters, 1150 shawls, 560 blankets (ordinary) in the affected families. More over, 22 trucks load of food items, clothes, jackets, shoes and other items of daily use were also distributed. PFP took care of the ego of the affected people during relief work and humanitarian activities. During the dark hours, volunteers and central office holders of PFP carried the relief goods on their shoulders and distributed in the widows, hawkers, journalists and members of district administration. Before earthquake, they all were well to do citizens, but now they have nothing except clothes on their bodies. Each member of PFP voluntarily distributed the relief goods without any hidden motive of publicity or fame. PFP is an organization of selfless devotees and zealous enthusiasts who share the common goal of reducing human miseries.

The volunteers of PFPVF also provided meals to media persons, press clubs and bureau offices of different news agencies where everyone, without caring about his own needs, was engaged in preparing and sending reports day and night. This practice continued till the reopening of the restaurants and hotels in the city.

Press for Peace established a media city in Chehla Bandi on emergency basis to facilitate media persons. Hotels and restaurants were not available due to the massive destruction. This facility remained functional for 7 months and offered professional facilities to media persons. Suitable arrangements of daily meals and lodging were made the PFP Media City.