The early Miocene Murree Formation, late Miocene Nagri Formation and recent alluvium rock units are exposed in the sub-Himalayas of the Bagh area, State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The Bagh area was badly affected by the Kashmir earthquake of October 8th 2005 which, along the Muzaffarabad Fault, deformed both the hanging and footwall blocks. The cracks, joints, fissures and fractures i...

BACKGROUND After a Sudden impact disasters (SID), relief workers and coordinators require information on the size and location of the affected population as well as the character and magnitude of their immediate needs. METHODS The study was performed in the mountainous Bagh district, a part of the autonomous state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan. Semi-structured interviews were conducte...

The earthquake hit Pakistan on October 8, 2005. The Balakot, Palas Valley, Muzaffarabad and Bagh areas of NWFP and AJ and K were adversely affected. Being eminent because of their forestry resources, it was essential to assess the damages caused by the earthquake. For the purpose, the study was launched with primary focus of investigating the forest damages due to the earthquake in the aforemen...

This month is the first anniversary of the 7.6 Richter earthquake which struck Pakistan on 8 October 2005. The medical community’s response to this tragedy was overwhelming. In the hardest hit areas — Bagh, Balakot, Mansehra and Muzaffarabad — there were no hospitals, clinics or trauma centers within 80 km. Initial estimates suggested a death toll of 70 000 with over 150 000 injured. In the fir...

bagh vang section is located at about 45 km to the northwest of tabas and south of shirgesht areas. in bagh vang section, the permian deposits of the jamal formation with a thickness of 270 m are underlain by the sardar formation disconformably. the formation is also transitionally and conformably overlain by lower triassic deposits of sorkh shale formation. a total of 124 rock samples have bee...

Bagh Vang Section is located at about 45 km to the Northwest of Tabas and South of Shirgesht areas. In Bagh Vang Section, the Permian deposits of the Jamal Formation with a thickness of 270 m are underlain by the Sardar Formation disconformably. The formation is also transitionally and conformably overlain by Lower Triassic deposits of Sorkh Shale Formation. A total of 124 rock samples have bee...

The study aimed to find out the impact of language skills English teachers on academic performance students at secondary level in district Bagh Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. In order get relevant data from respondents, researchers used survey method gathering school and students. sample size was 130 300 all public schools Bagh. A questionnaire developed a five-point Likert rating scale. l...