Sunday, October 23, 2005

JTW News - Earthquake Devoured 'Anatolian' Villages,

"Earthquake Devoured 'Anatolian' Villages,
By Foreign News Desk
Published: Sunday, October 23, 2005
zaman.com


As Pakistan received the widest range of aid materials from Turkey, another component of the Turkish culture emerged.

The earthquake hit severely some villages in which Pakistani people of Turkish origin have been living since the time they migrated from Anatolia to Kashmir. Lipabag Pura, a Turkish populated village, was destroyed completely, said Dr. Eyup Cetin, head of the aid squad of Konya Metropolitan Municipality during his visit to Muzaffarabad. Pakistani people of Turkish origin are very happy that Turkish aid squads were the first to supply them with relief, asserted Cetin. Turkish Prime Minister also a
dded that the Turkish administration will soon begin building Turkish districts in Pakistan that will include both schools and hospitals. "

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