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Helen and Tahir Hasan, founded the charity Bridging Frontiers,
to provide relief for people caught up in the earthquake
that devastated Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province.
At 8.50am Saturday 8th October 2005, a major earthquake,
measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale, struck Northern Pakistan
& adjoining areas. It was similar in scale to the
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and the 1935 Quetta Earthquake.
The earthquake caused catastrophic damage. The worst hit
areas were Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Pakistan’s
North-West Frontier Province, Western and Southern parts
of the Kashmir valley in Indian-administered Kashmir.
As Saturday is a normal school day in the region children
were disproportionately affected. Many were buried under
collapsed school buildings. It was also the month of Ramadan
and adults were taking a nap after their pre-dawn meal.
Many were buried in their homes because they did not have
time to escape during the quake.
The earthquake triggered massive landslides and caused
major structural damage.
The regional infrastructure (roads, hospitals, power stations,
water supplies, communications etc.) was devastated.
The altitude and terrain of the area affected make access
possible only by helicopter. The onset of winter, snow
and sub-zero temperatures add further urgency to required
aid effort.
Tahir and Helen Hasan
Tahir is a retired Professor of surgery
and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow
and Edinburgh and his wife Helen is an experienced nurse.
Tahir and Helen worked and raised their family in Peshawar
the capital of the North West Frontier Province, where
Tahir originated. Together they work to establish a Plastic
Surgery Unit and later this year a burns unit in this
area that has a population of 21 million and a refugee
population of 3 million.
Bridging Frontiers are bringing specialised Plastic Surgery
and Burns treatments to a population in much need.
Please support our work by giving to our charity Bridging
Frontiers, Scottish Charity Number SCO37373.
Our Bank details are:
Bridging Frontiers
Bank of Scotland
33/35 Townhead Street
Cunmock
KA18 1LF
Account No: 06001014
Sort Code: 80-06-24
All donations gratefully recieved and will go directly
to our aid efforts to those in need.
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