Letters

The Agony of Kashmir
Readers were eager to let us know that while official reaction to the earthquake was slow and in some ways inadequate, average citizens were quick to participate in the aid and recovery efforts that united all

The earthquake that hit Kashmir brought more than just grief and devastation to this underdeveloped region [Oct. 24]. More than 50,000 people are dead, hundreds of thousands are injured, a whole generation has disappeared, children are orphans, and villages are completely destroyed. But not for a single moment was Pakistan defeated by this horrendous situation....

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