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      <title>8th October earthquake remembered on 18th anniversary</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Events were held across the country on the 18th anniversary of the October 8 earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people in 2005.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Balakot, which was one of the worst affected areas by the earthquake, a prayer was organised at the mass grave of 63 children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Lahore, the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority organised a rally from Nasir Bagh to Town Hall. A spokesperson said that an awareness campaign about natural disasters from October 9 to 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Islamabad, a prayer was held at the Margalla tower, which partially collapsed due to the earthquake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Almost 90,000 people had died when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake ripped through northern Pakistan on October 8 around 8:52 am in the morning. The deceased included 12,000 students and 1500 teachers as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conservative estimates say that almost 3 million people were affected as a result of the earthquake.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>In Balakot, which was one of the worst affected areas by the earthquake, a prayer was organised at the mass grave of 63 children.</p>
<p>In Lahore, the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority organised a rally from Nasir Bagh to Town Hall. A spokesperson said that an awareness campaign about natural disasters from October 9 to 13.</p>
<p>In Islamabad, a prayer was held at the Margalla tower, which partially collapsed due to the earthquake.</p>
<p>Almost 90,000 people had died when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake ripped through northern Pakistan on October 8 around 8:52 am in the morning. The deceased included 12,000 students and 1500 teachers as well.</p>
<p>Conservative estimates say that almost 3 million people were affected as a result of the earthquake.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:19:19 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Margalla Tower in Islamabad in the aftermath of the earthquake. File photo.
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