An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck on Tuesday in the Balochistan province that has claimed more than 330 lives in the remote and sparsely populated south-western area.
Imran Mujtaba AP2MI reports that members of the Pakistan Amateur Radio Society (PARS) have provided emergency communications support.
He said they have been extending cooperation and contributing to the disaster relief operation, helped by outside experts.
The earthquake destroyed hundreds of houses and cut communications. In the worst affected area of Awaran it caused a small island to emerge just off the Pakistani coastline in the Arabian Sea.
The army and rescuers are still searching for survivors in one of the country’s remotest areas.
It was the worst earthquake in Pakistan since 2005, when about 75,000 people were killed in the north.
-Jim Linton VK3PC, Chairman IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee.