Relief work after the earthquake in Pakistan: a Pakistani-American physician's perspective
Hassan Farooq, MD
At 7:00 AM on October 8 in Texas (5:00 PM in Pakistan), CNN broke the news of the earthquake in Pakistan. A 10-story building in Islamabad had collapsed and at that point 35 bodies had been discovered, 80 people had been rescued alive, and 150 were still trapped. Initially, the damage from the earthquake was thought to be localized to Islamabad, as it was among the handful of Pakistani cities with multistory buildings. I immediately called my cousins in Islamabad and my parents in Lahore, Pakistan, and was relieved to hear about their well-being. Having been born, raised, and educated in Pakistan, I felt compelled to do something to help my country during this disaster; this was my humble way of attempting to pay my dues. I had the advantage of being devoid of lingual or cultural barriers. I was convinced that I could do more good with less effort than individuals with such inherent barriers.
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