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ARK's Live Webcasts from Kashmir                                            (Updated: 11/17/05)
 




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Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman describes Pakistani President Musharaf’s donor conference with over 300 world officials in Islamabad.
Gorman reports that 65% of relief aid is provided by the United States, that there is still an immense need for money. This aid will be used for both short term goals such as shelters and long term goals such as rebuilding schools (1:07)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman describes the repayment policy of the Pakistani government, designed to repay for death, serious injury and property destruction.
He talks about the local economy, mainly based on producing fruit, and how this will not last into the winter. (1:06)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman talks about the shelters that are being built for the local inhabitants.
Once the winter passes people will turn these temporary shelters into permanent homes by fortifying the structures in spite of the fact that they are not made for it. Gorman witnessed some of this already taking place in the mountainous regions. (1:11)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman recalls arriving in Muzaffrabad, and the challenges the region still faces.
Gorman recalls the first thing he noticed was the stench of death, mixed with the smell of detergent upon his arrival. Currently, the Pakistani military is trying to incorporate sanitation in to the reconstruction plans, yet most people will have neither sanitation nor electricity in the upcoming winter. (1:30)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman talks about how the earthquake has changed how people in Muzaffrabad relate to each other.
Gorman notes that people greet each other by asking how many people have been lost. He says this will affect a full generation, as a generation of children has been lost, and says that the Pakistani brigadier in charge of the region thinks that reconstruction will take at least 20 to 25 years. (1:21)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from the earthquake impacted region of Muzaffrabad, Pakistan.
Gorman describes the general state of ruin, how buildings have become mass graves and how poor living conditions are in the area. He quotes the Pakistani brigadier in charge of the region as saying that rebuilding will last a generation. (0:45)
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will announce his government’s relief plan in response to the October earthquake in Kashmir, calling for better building codes and a more stringent construction permit process at a November 19th donor conference.(0:38)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Talk Radio News Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from Islamabad, Pakistan
A coalition of troops from several countries, including the United States, has begun coordinating missions out of Trachtala Airbase to respond to victims of the October earthquake who are in the remotest of locations. American troops say they expect to be in Pakistan at least six months. (0:42)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Chairman and Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida, assess the need for shelter in the earthquake devastated region of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan as winter fast approaches.
The people of Pakistan, suffered high causalities amongst its young in the earthquake, and faces the potential of even more loses without proper shelter when the harsh winter arrives in merely three weeks. Yet, little can be done as there are no livable housing and the soil and ground is still too unstable for construction in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake last month. (2:30)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Chairman and Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida, describe the scenes of devastation in Kashmir a month after a major earthquake hit the region.
Guida describes the destruction he saw first hand, and recounts conversations with doctors and surgeons on the conditions of the earthquake survivors. (2:15)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Talk Radio News Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, report from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gorman relays the deaths and looses sustained in this region 40 days after a devastating earthquake struck Pakistan. (0:54)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Talk Radio News Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, speaks to the Chairman and Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida.
Giuda explains the effects the enormous tectonic movements have had on the region’s bridges and roads. He also describes the medical relief efforts and the desperation of the Pakistani people. (2:26)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Talk Radio News Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, report from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gorman explains how the local military is working hard to restore communications, provide medical supplies, water and building shelters to protect the people before the oncoming winter. (0:58)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

 
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