Dear Friends,

A strong earthquake, the most powerful in 100 years, hit Pakistan yesterday
at 8:52 am. More than 20,000 deaths and around 50,000 injured are reported
so far, toll may rise to thousands more. Due to the destruction of
communication means and bad weather, actual figures are not known so far.

Kashmir is the worst hit area, where many villages have been completely
destroyed. NWFP province and northern areas of Pakistan are also severely
hit. We in Lahore also felt strong earthquake, many huge buildings have got
cracks and one three story building was collapsed.

Large scale rescue and relief efforts have been carried out by government
and civil society organizations. 

Labour Education Foundation in collaboration with Women Workers Help Line,
National Trade Union Federation and Labour Party Pakistan is setting up
relief camps in Lahore and Karachi to help victims in the worst hit areas.
We will be working closely with our contact organizations and persons in
these areas to coordinate joint efforts. We will be collecting money mainly
for medicine and food.

You can help in relief efforts by sending money to Labour Education
Foundation. You can also send medicine and food items directly to our
offices in Lahore and Karachi or camp sites. Details of Camp sites will be
sent to you tomorrow.

In solidarity,

Khalid Mahmood

Programme Manager, Labour Education Foundation,
Sufi Mansion, 7- Egerton Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
Tel: 0092 42 6303808
Fax: 0092 42 6271149
Cell: 0092 321 9402322

Karachi Office
628- Mashriq Center, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.
Tel: 0092 21
4854643

HOW TO DONATE MONEY

LABOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION A/C No. 01801876 BANK ALFALAH LTD., LDA PLAZA, KASHMIR ROAD, LAHORE, PAKISTAN Route:

Please advise and pay to Citi Bank, New York, USA Swift CITI US 33 for onward transfer to BANK ALFALAH LTD., KARACHI, PAKISTAN A/C No. 36087144 and for final transfer to BANK ALFALAH LTD., LDA PLAZA, KASHMIR ROAD, LAHORE, PAKISTAN Swift: ALFHPKKALDA for A/C No. 01801876 OF LABOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

MEDICINES AND FOOD can be sent to: Labour Education Foundation
Sufi Mansion, 7 Edgerton Road
Lahore, Pakistan.
Tel: 0092 42 6303808, Fax: 0092 04206271149
Labour Party Pakistan, 40 Abbot Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: 92 42 6315162