20 Years After Pakistan’s Deadliest Earthquake
October 8, 2005 – a day etched in Pakistan’s history as one of its darkest tragedies, claiming thousands of lives and reshaping countless others. Twenty years later, remembrance of this disaster is not only about loss and devastation but also about the billions of dollars in aid, the promises of reconstruction, and the troubling stories of corruption and inefficiency that followed.
How far has the journey of rebuilding in Azad Kashmir and Balakot truly come? Did the victims ever receive the justice and relief they were promised, or are they still trapped in cycles of deprivation? What do the ground realities and statistics tell us two decades on?
This session revisits the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake – through the lenses of memory, reality and accountability. The aim is not only to recall the tragedy but also to highlight the urgent questions it raises about governance, policy, and the social fabric of Pakistan.
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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