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	Muzaffarabad
		Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, is situated on the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers.
		Muzaffarabad, once known as Chakrhi Bahk, derives its present name from Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a chief of the Bamba Dynasty established in 1662.
		Cradled by lofty mountains is a complex of old and new buildings of Muzaffarabad city, cotaining a blend of varied cultures and languages.
	www.gharib.demon.co.uk /ajk/muzaff.htm (739 words)

	KRRC - Computer Literacy Centre in Muzaffarabad
		The main objective of the project is enabling of the effected population to generate money for the physical rehabilitation at their own and to introduce the concept of developing friendly market instead of finding lacunae of aid.
		Full attention was given to the youth of Muzaffarabad to enabling them to perform their role in management of disaster.
		The literacy rate of education in Muzaffarabad is 78% and the unemployment rate is 20 to50 percent, this is just because of that the all sectors (private and Govt.) looking to recruit staff, and the basic requirement is computer literacy.
	www.krrc.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1081 (1545 words)

	International Landslide Centre, University of Durham
		I believe that this is probably the most serious landslide threat worldwide at present, and there is an urgent need to provide assistance to the authorities in the assessment of the hazard and the relocation of the affected population.
		Muzaffarabad is the largest city in the earthquake-affected area.
		Immediately to the right of this is an area in which the upper slope is limestone but the lower slope has a reddish hue - the red rocks are the young sandstones and mudstones of the Eocene and Miocene Murree Formation - the fault is the boundary between the two formations.
	www.landslidecentre.org /kashmir2.htm (1740 words)

	Muzaffarabad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cradled by lofty mountains, Muzaffarabad is a blend of varied cultures and languages.
		The name of Muzaffarabad has been given to it after the name of Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a former chief of the Bomba Dynasty.
		On 8 October 2005 it was struck by an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muzaffarabad (3329 words)

	Muzaffarabad and the struggle to survive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But for residents of Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the devastating quake of 8 October will be etched in their minds forever.
		Although thousands of Muzaffarabad’s 100,000 inhabitants were killed by the quake, three weeks on the exact death toll remains unknown.
		Inside Muzaffarabad city the destruction is overwhelming, with building after building, home after home, knocked to the ground by nature’s wrath.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=49852 (1235 words)

	Muzaffarabad - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Muzaffarabad, town, NW Kashmir, at the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelam rivers.
		Feature: Muzaffarabad, bleeding and bruised after powerful quake by Rong Shoujun.
		UNDP distributes gas cylinders in quake-hit areas of Muzaffarabad.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Muzffrbd.html (186 words)

	.:: Azad Jammu & Kashmir - Tourism ::.
		Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir, is situated at the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers.
		Muzaffarabad, being the capital city is not only the hub of political and cultural activities but it also serves as a base camp for the tourists.
		At a distance of 51 Kms from Muzaffarabad and surrounded by high hills, it is situated on the left bank of river Jhelum.
	www.ajk.gov.pk /tourism/muzaffarabad.html (2275 words)

	Muzaffarabad
		ituated at the confluence of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers Muzaffarabad the capital of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is at a distance of 138 km from Rawalpindi and 79 km from Abbottabad.
		Muzaffarabad and continues on to Shogran in the Kaghan Valley.
		It has besides official buildings, farms, parks and the historic forts standing on the banks of the Neelum, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Rawlakot and Kotli are connected with Pakistan by the Micro-weave system of telephone.
	www.cybercity-online.net /Pakistan/Kashmir/muzaffarabad.html (582 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - Survivors Marks 1st Anniversary of Quake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Sirens wailed in somber reminder and the bustling streets of this Kashmiri city fell silent for a minute Sunday as the mountainous area marked the first anniversary of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that killed 80,000 people.
		President Gen. Pervez Musharraf led the somber observance in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, and praised relief and reconstruction efforts.
		In Muzaffarabad, the force of the quake toppled hundreds of buildings, trapping thousands under the rubble.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/685421/survivors_marks_1st_anniversary_of_quake/index.html (910 words)

	U.S. And Pakistan Sign Earthquake Reconstruction Support Agreement In Muzaffarabad - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan
		Muzaffarabad, AJK – The governments of the United States and Pakistan today signed an agreement that provides $40.8 million to rebuild and refurnish schools and clinics in the earthquake-affected areas.
		The Muzaffarabad event also acknowledged the extraordinary progress that has been made in clearing the streets of rubble.
		The Muzaffarabad rubble-removal project has cleared streets and alleys of rubble, enabling home owners to continue with the rebuilding process.
	islamabad.usembassy.gov /pakistan/h06070101.html (571 words)

	So Close, Yet So Far
		When I reached Muzaffarabad as part of a journalists' delegation from the Indian side of Kashmir on November 22, I virtually forgot that I was in a 'foreign' country and had to undergo the cumbersome process of obtaining a visa and special permission to visit Azad Kashmir.
		But soon after I landed in Muzaffarabad, after giving the slip to Indian soldiers guarding the LoC, it dawned upon me that I and hundreds like me had fallen victim to the designs of some vested interests.
		Even visiting journalists were asked to verify their identity at the entrance of the hotel all the time we were in Muzaffarabad.
	www.newsline.com.pk /Newsjan2005/sprep2jan2005.htm (1776 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		During partition of the country Non-Muslim living in Muzaffarabad and surrounding villages were driven from their homes by the Pakistani tribals, invaders, who destroyed their houses, looted their movable property cash and gold at gun point, butchered large number of innocent people, sparing not even children and women.
		When they heard of these Sikhs having reached Muzaffarabad they came from far and near villages to meet them and invited them to their homes as a mark of respect and to express their joy.
		Muzaffarabad city has been extended by 10 Kms and there is improvement in living.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05nov30/edit.htm (4391 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- U.S. Army MASH unit rolls into Muzaffarabad, but lacking vital equipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan –; Trucks carrying more than 100 American soldiers and the U.S. Army's only remaining MASH unit trundled into this quake-ravaged city Monday on a mission Washington hopes will help generate goodwill among Pakistanis.
		When the unit finally rolled into Muzaffarabad after a 27-hour drive from a military base near Islamabad, it still lacked equipment for major surgeries.
		That gear had to be returned to the military base because it was on long trailers that could not negotiate the curving mountain roads.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051024-1503-southasia-quake.html (635 words)

	Quake in Pakistan: The Sequel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In a dispatch from Muzaffarabad, Naveed Ahmad, the correspondent of the "News" (October 11, 2005) said: 'Muzaffarabad is a ghost town, a 21st century reminder to the World War II blitzkrieg.
		Rescuers are pulling out dead children in Muzaffarabad, but there is no one to claim the bodies, which shows their parents are also dead.
		Muzaffarabad and the Manshera district of the NWFP, which were in the epicentre of the quake, have also been for many years the epicentre for international jihadi terrorism.
	www.observerindia.com /analysis/A519.htm (1774 words)

	Marines Keep Humanitarian Supplies Flying High
		MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Six Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron-4, currently attached to Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Air Wing, have kept humanitarian supplies flying through the skies of northern Pakistan since Nov. 15.
		The air traffic control Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma are serving at landing zones in Muzaffarabad and Shinkiari in an operation to provide medical treatment and humanitarian aid to those affected by the massive Oct. 8 earthquake.
		The Marines are there to coordinate air traffic control procedures which includes communicating radio contact procedures with the tower and the altitudes to maintain when arriving or departing the airfield, according to Staff Sgt. Eric Grussing, the Marine Corps air traffic control mobile team leader.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,82281,00.html (433 words)

	'That Muzaffarabad no longer exists'
		And while on the road, travelling from Lahore to Mirpur to Islamabad to Muzaffarabad to Chakhoti and back to Muzaffarabad, he would explain the politics of "Azad" Kashmir and its relationship with Pakistan from a Kashmir nationalist's perspective.
		He informed me that the road link to Muzaffarabad had been restored and relief efforts were underway.
		Khan said the commissioner of Muzaffarabad had lost his entire family and the official residences of both the 'Prime Minister' and 'President' of "Azad" Kashmir had been destroyed and they were living in tents on the lawns of their bungalows.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/oct/11spec.htm (1103 words)

	Pakistan Contractors And U.S. Navy SEABEES Work Together To Bring Back Muzaffarabad - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan
		Muzaffarabad, January 24, 2006: U.S. Navy SEABEE dumptruck receiving a load of rubble from a Pakistani contractor at Muzaffarabad University.
		Muzaffarabad - U.S. Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan – Under the direction of Pakistan Military Engineers, U.S Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (SEABEES) and Pakistani contractors are now working together to rebuild Muzaffarabad.
		The SEABEES, part of Mobile Construction Battalion Four, are from Port Hueneme, California and were deployed to Muzaffarabad on Dec.12 to assist the Government of Pakistan in relief efforts.
	islamabad.usembassy.gov /pakistan/h06012401.html (385 words)

	Briefings :: 'That Muzaffarabad no longer exists'
		And while on the road, travelling from Lahore to Mirpur to Islamabad to Muzaffarabad to Chakhoti and back to Muzaffarabad, he would explain the politics of “Azad” Kashmir and its relationship with Pakistan from a Kashmir nationalist’s perspective.
		Khan said the commissioner of Muzaffarabad had lost his entire family and the official residences of both the ‘Prime Minister’ and ‘President’ of “Azad” Kashmir had been destroyed and they were living in tents on the lawns of their bungalows.
		He was of the firm opinion that all efforts should be directed towards relief and rehabilitation of the victims.
	www.punjabilok.com /punb2/full.php?p=1435&more=1 (1000 words)

	Zee News - Pak begins evacuation of 11000 people from around Muzaffarabad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Islamabad, June 27: Pakistan today launched the process of evacuating 11,000 people from their houses around Muzaffarabad, the quake-hit capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), after their villages were declared unsafe and prone to further landslides, officials said.
		Authorities maintain the displaced villagers would be relocated to different camps in and around Muzaffarabad, where thousands of quake survivors are still living in tents, more than eight months after the disaster struck.
		Dawlat Khan, a UNHCR field assistant in Muzaffarabad said the agency has distributed leaflets among the villagers and also launched radio programmes to encourage villagers to cooperate in the process of relocation.
	www.zeenews.com /znnew/articles.asp?aid=305360&sid=SAS (334 words)

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		MUZAFFARABAD, 1 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Carried on foot by his brother for three days from Batnara, a tiny village located in quake-affected Neelum valley, it’s unclear whether Ali Riza, two, will get the medical assistance he needs in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
		Between 1.6 and 2.2 million people throughout the quake-affected region are severely affected (homeless) by the tragedy and are at risk, facing a deadly combination of cold, malnutrition and disease, the UN children’s agency warned, noting more than 120,000 quake survivors had yet to be reached.
		Of the city’s primary hospitals at the time of the disaster, Muzaffarabad’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) was all but obliterated by the quake.
	irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=49885&SelectRegion=Asia&... (1306 words)

	Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Kashmir capital was a scene of utter devastation on Sunday, 24 hours after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck, killing about 18,000 people across northern Pakistan.
		Hindered from reaching his hometown of Muzaffarabad by washed-out roads on Saturday night, Ali walked the remaining distance on Sunday morning into a scene of complete destruction.
		Frightened Muzaffarabad residents spent a chilly Saturday night in the open, camped in fields, parks, graveyards and cars.
	www.dailytimes.com.pk /default.asp?page=story_10-10-2005_pg7_47 (426 words)

	Delhi blasts traced to Srinagar, Muzaffarabad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Investigations into the serial blasts in Delhi indicated linkage of Muzaffarabad in PoK to the incident and Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) is a strong suspect irrespective of its denial, police sources said here today.
		Investigators believe that the call from Delhi was made by the terrorist to inform about accomplishment of the task of triggering blasts to his master in Srinagar who, in turn, conveyed the message to a bigger master based in Muzaffarabad.
		The sketch of the youth, who had allegedly left behind the bag containing the bomb in a bus, was prepared on the basis of questioning of passengers and the conductor.
	www.hvk.org /articles/1105/32.html (418 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Feature: Muzaffarabad, bleeding and bruised after powerful quake
		The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Saturday have left Muzaffarabad the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, bitterly bleeding and severely traumatized.
		Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday noon visited Muzaffarabad and told reporters that about 15,000 to 20, 000 people have been killed in the city and that is not a carefully assessed figure.
		Musharraf said since the land road to Muzaffarabad is blocked by landslides, the rescue work so far has been totally dependent on helicopters which can only provide limited help.
	english.people.com.cn /200510/10/eng20051010_213567.html (528 words)

	Disaster magnitude stuns nation: •Quake turns Muzaffarabad into ghost town •Scared people spend night in the open ...
		Almost 70 per cent of the buildings in Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Kashmir, have been destroyed or damaged, according to the presidential spokesman, Major Gen Shaukat Sultan, who took foreign media on a helicopter tour of the devastated areas.
		Television pictures of the areas indicated the massive relief effort required as hundreds of children were believed buried under collapsed schools and people trapped in destroyed mud-houses and concrete buildings in isolated villages and towns in the quake-hit areas.
		Some 25 helicopters, belonging to army aviation, the air force and the crisis management cells were already in operation taking relief workers and materials to the needy and bringing back the seriously injured.
	www.dawn.com /2005/10/10/top1.htm (771 words)

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