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		<title>Earthquake Precautions &#8211; Urdu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May the 31st 2010 is the 75th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Quetta and its southern regions in 1935 . I have already written a great deal about it and this time round I thought I should reproduce (in a larger font) a few precautionary measures that I had written in 2005 in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=752</link>
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		<title>The sewage &amp; buried seweRage system of Quetta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World Water Day 2010
KhAdim Durrani Quettawaal
Reading news items like the one given below is becoming a very commonplace whereby people express their concerns about Quetta roads and streets being flooded by the overflow of wastewater from the open drains or from the so-called non-existent sewerage system that often gets clogged up by the solid wastes. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=704</link>
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		<title>Ziarat&#8217;s volcanic coughing &#8211; an interview with Din Mohammed Kakar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people from around Pakistan might have heard about the minor volcanic activity that took place recently in the Ziarat valley on January 29, 2010 (Figs: 1, 6 &#38; 8). According to media reports (here, here and here) only days after an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, residents of Charri area of Ziarat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=640</link>
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		<title>Quetta: yet another baby is born in a Rickshaw!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to news reports today on 25 February 2010 a pregnant woman in Quetta who was being taken in a rickshaw to a city hospital gave birth in the same rickshaw because the Airport Road was closed due to President Asif Ali Zardari&#8217;s visit. They were stopped at Askari Park section of the same road [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=624</link>
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		<title>Congratulations to Professor Dr Mohammed Masoom Yasinzai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would like to present my heartiest congratulations to Professor Dr Muhammad Masoom Yasinzai who according to Februray 05 media reports has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University by President Asif Ali Zardari. Professor Yasinzai is currently the Vice Chancellor of the University of Balochistan and has to his credit more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=613</link>
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		<title>Thirty Seconds at Quetta: a belated book review!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirty seconds at Quetta is a book for anyone who is from Quetta or is interested in its history; most importantly it's about the aftermath of the deadly earthquake of May 31st 1935 that razed Quetta and other earthquake stricken areas to the ground, killing between 30 and 60 thousand people and injuring thousands more. Never has this devastation been more vividly told than in this riveting, movingly fascinating book. It is also about a sub-chapter in the history of British colonial rule that deals with the chapter of Indian sub-continent - a time when a large community of Indian migrants were living in Quetta! Furthermore, it highlights the historical setting of British military and civilian bureaucracy that was running the affairs of the region from its administrative seat in Quetta.
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		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=581</link>
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		<title>May 31st 1935: 74 years ago when Quetta was completely destroyed.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[khAdim duRRani Quettawaal
Today is May 31st, which is the day when 74 years ago in 1935 Quetta was razed to the ground by a destructive earthquake. Though some Quetta based newspapers put out special editions on this occasion and rarely a seminar or two are held as well, often in the city&#8217;s only posh hotel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=576</link>
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		<title>The Geo-Saurus &amp; Geo-Monster: a new approach to remembering the geological and geomorphic features of Pakistan!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the recent past the geological and geomorphologic features of Pakistan have been extensively mapped and photographed, in the field and with the help of planes and satellites, giving us an accurate picture of the landform. When carefully scrutinised, these aerial photographs and the resulting relief maps reveal, one or two, interesting 'creature like features'. At least that is what I have observed and I thought it would be interesting if I could delineate 'the creature(s)' and share it with others, in particular with the first year degree course students of geology - ordinary people may also find it beneficial to remember the location of certain mountain ranges.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=542</link>
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		<title>The World Museum Day and the &#8216;Quetta Museum&#8217;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[khAdim duRRani Quettawaal
Every year May the 18th is observed as the World Museum Day and surely today the museums from around the world are actively celebrating this day,  raising awareness and consciousness on the role of museums in their respective socities and the importance and the need for preserving our global heritage.
Unfortuntely, in Pakistan there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=532</link>
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		<title>Quetta: the woman who gave birth in a rickshaw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a woman from Quetta suburb (Marri Abad) gave birth to a child in a 'rickshaw' while desperately trying to get to the Civil Hospital!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.khadimsquetta.com/?p=521</link>
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