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MIRPUR (AJK), Oct 07 (APP):In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) all is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of history’s worst killer earthquake of October 8, 2005 across the liberated state tomorrow with due seriousness, respect and determination as the National Disaster Awareness Day with the glorious tributes to be paid to the martyrs and other victims of the history’s most-worst deadly catastrophe of high magnitude in the region.
To mark the human history’s most tragic day in the region, a grand ceremony will be hosted by the Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT) and its mega Educational Complex at Akhterabad in Mirpur, housing at least 500 orphan and shelter less children mostly those who had fallen orphan and homeless in the killer earthquake of October 8, 2005 in AJK, the official sources said.
This scheduled annual function is considered to be the hallmark of the 20th Anniversary of the history’s worst catastrophe to be commemorated in this lake district simultaneously with rest parts of AJK.
When contacted, the KORT Founder Chairman, Chaudhry Akhter Kashmir told APP on Tuesday that major grand ceremony would be held at 6.00 PM in the evening on Wednesday at the KORT complex at Akhterabad, located in outskirt of this lake city, housing hundreds of the homeless children who had fallen orphan and shelter less in the deadly earthquake 20 years ago this day in AJK.
The People belong to all walks of life, including notables will visit dweller children of the KORT to commemorate the anniversary ceremony.
The invitees include dignitaries and the the representatives of all classes of the civil society besides philanthropists.
The anniversary will be observed as the national day of awareness about safety from the national disasters to mark the 20th anniversary of the calamity as ‘day of firmness and determination for reconstruction – in memory of earthquake martyrs’ coupled with special prayers for the rest of the departed souls of the quake victims in eternal peace and to express sympathies and solidarity with the survivors of the history’s most worst natural catastrophe.
Earlier the day will dawn with special prayers in the mosques at Fajar across AJK for the departed souls of the earthquake victims. It will be a gazetted holiday throughout AJK State.
Another major ceremony to mark the day will be held at the AJK’s capital city of Muzaffarabad, with the sign of deep-rooted love and affection by the government and the people of Pakistan as well as the national and international NGO’s and brotherly foreign countries who had contributed their exceptional share of generous assistance for the rebuilding and rehabilitation of the quake-hit zone of AJK, the concerned State authorities told news agency.
Besides, special functions in various parts of AJK to pay tributes to the victims of the killer catastrophe and to raise awareness among the people about adoption of per-cautionary measures to avert the losses in case of any natural catastrophe, will be the hall-mark of the anniversary of the deadly earthquake which had turned bulk of AJK into rubble this day 20 years ago”, the sources said.