Reconstruction work to begin in quake-hit Kashmir

Reconstruction work will begin in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir next week, the top elected official in the region announced today, two days after donors pledged $5.8bn (€4.9bn) to rebuild the shattered region.

“New villages, towns and cities will emerge from the rubble, and you will see it soon,” said Sardar Sikandar Hayat, the prime minister in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.