ISLAMABAD, Oct 8It was a day of remembrance, and also a day of soul-searching.
Exactly a year ago, a devastating earthquake had struck Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, leaving 73,000 dead and 3.5 million homeless.
Grief-stricken but united in mourning with the earthquake survivors, the nation on Sunday morning observed a one-minute silence in remembrance of those killed by the deadly temblor.
Sirens were sounded at 8.52am – the exact time at which the earthquake hit the unsuspecting citizens of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP – and were followed by countrywide prayers for the dead.
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Grief-stricken but united in mourning with the earthquake survivors, the nation on Sunday morning observed a one-minute silence in remembrance of those killed by the deadly temblor.
Sirens were sounded at 8.52am – the exact time at which the earthquake hit the unsuspecting citizens of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP – and were followed by countrywide prayers for the dead.
(Please click photo and then continue.)
http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/09/top1.htm