After the earthquake in Azad Kasmir (Pakistani administered) now two years ago a number of NGOs, international military teams and locally based militants all took part in providing help. The Pakistani Army took longer to help and due to politics help from India was declined.

There are reports that the local Kashmiris were impressed by the help provided by the UK and USA, notably the helicopters - moving whole villages to lower ground and engineers. Interestingly the UK effort was influenced by NGO knowledge, mainly in provision of shelter for the coming winter, which double up as schools. Building up food supplies for the winter too.

Not heard of the impact now, although the region remains on the UK "radar", partly political and a recognition of the impact of events there as Kashmiris make up the largest group in the UK's Pakistani community.

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