Earthquake in Quetta - 2008

Quetta (October 30, 2008): More than 150 people were killed around Quetta when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck before dawn and destroyed as many as 20 villages. As many as 3,000 people may have been displaced as nearly 2,000 houses were destroyed by the earthquake.

Karachi Relief initiative

Karachi Relief took measures to arrest the matter in time to avoid a wide-spread humanitarian crisis by taking up initiatives to build shelters for the displaced. Additionally food rations were contributed among the affectees.