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...positive effect of the massive Oct. 8 Kashmir earthquake has been the hole it has torn in the heavily fortified frontline separating Indian and Pakistani forces in the Himalayan territory. The nuclear-armed neighbors have been locked in conflict over Kashmir since 1947, but on Tuesday Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf eased tensions by offering to open the Line of the Control-the de facto border-so that Kashmiris on both sides can help their relatives harmed by the quake...
...within days of the quake suggests there has been no letup in attacks as a result of the disaster, while Pakistan's rejection of help from Indian helicopters piloted by Indian crews may have been driven by a desire to prevent those crews from flying over sensitive areas in Kashmir, such as military installations and possible militant camps...
Last week’s devastating earthquake in Kashmir tore communities apart and plunged a region already beset by strife and uncertainty deeper into chaos. With the death toll rising past 50,000 and heading towards 100,000, a rising chorus of voices in Cambridge has been asking just how large a crisis has to be for Harvard to match donations from members of the community, as it has done two other times this year. Although we understand the call to have a clear-cut policy as to when Harvard will match donations, we feel that the University should continue...
...KASHMIR IN RUINS The deadly earthquake struck the heart of the rugged, war-torn area hotly contested by India and Pakistan. Now both countries are scrambling to get aid to remote villages...
DISPUTED REGION Kashmir is the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute, with India, Pakistan and China all staking claims to parts of the territory. The rugged region is bisected by the Line of Control that separates Indian and Pakistani forces. The two countries have fought two wars over the area, but a cease-fire has been in place since...