Earthquake orphans thousands; Pakistan promises care for all

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Before Mohamed Sajid was bundled onto a rescue helicopter from earthquake-ravaged Muzaffarabad, his father scrawled his son's name -- and his own -- on a piece of paper and stuffed it into the boy's shirt pocket.

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