On Wednesday, October 29, 2008 the 6.5 magnitude tremor struck villages and small towns 45 miles north of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, around, 4:33 a.m., A strong earthquake jolted Balochistan killing over 215 people, injuring hundreds of others and destroying houses and government buildings.

Ziarat is the worst hit area where 80 people were killed and majority of houses have been destroyed. Emergency has been imposed in all hospitals of the province. According to geological survey of Quetta, two tremors had struck Balochistan on Wednesday morning, the second one bigger than the first. The magnitude of first tremor was recorded 5 that struck at 4:33 am. Another strong quake hit the areas at 5:10 with magnitude 6.5 created panic among the residents. Rescue operations are underway in quake-hit areas.

We pray for the victims and their families and hope that God gives them courage to overcome this difficult time. We also appeal to everyone to come forward and help as much they can just like we did in 2005