‘The earthquake of October 8, 2005, severely damaged the university as more than 200 students, six faculty members, and staff died in this disaster’
MUZAFFARABAD: A special prayer ceremony was held at the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK) to pay tribute to the victims of the catastrophe, which claimed the lives of thousands of people on this day, seventeenth years ago in 2005.
At least 200 students and six faculty members of the university were among the thousands of people killed in the devastating earthquake that hit the region in 2005.
The ceremony held at the monument of the martyrs in the City Campus of the university was attended by the Registrar Prof. Dr. Ayesha Sohail, Dean Faculty of Sciences Prof. Dr. Ghulam Murtaza, Associate Dean of Health Sciences Dr. Bashir-ur-Rehman Kanth, Chief Librarian and Meritorious Professor Dr. Nadeem Haider Bukhari, In-charge City Campus Prof. Dr. Wajid Aziz Lone, Director Advance Studies and Research Dr. Muhammad Raffique, President Academic Staff Association Dr. Nazneen Habib, President Administrative Staff Association Israr Qadri, Chairmen, Heads of Departments, Faculty Members, University Officers and a large number of the employees.
Speaking on the occasion, the Registrar of the university, Prof. Dr. Ayesha Sohail while paying tribute to the sacrifices of teachers, students, and employees who were martyred in the earthquake said that their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
She said that the earthquake of October 8, 2005, severely damaged the university as more than 200 students, six faculty members, and staff died in this disaster. The City Campus of the university, which was completely destroyed, was rebuilt with generous assistance from the Turkish government, and the King Abdullah Campus at Chatter Klass Constructed by the Saudi Arabia government, she added.
Dean Faculty of Sciences Prof. Dr. Ghulam Murtaza, Chief Librarin Prof. Dr. Nadeem Haider Bukhari and Associate Dean Health Sciences Dr. Bashir ur Rehman Kanth while talking on this occasion said that the memories of the tragedy of October 8 will always be fresh in our minds.
They paid rich tributes to the armed forces of the country, national and international NGOs, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Pakistani nation for extending unprecedented help to the affected people of AJK in the wake of one of the worst tragedies in recorded history.
