The OIC has appealed to its member states and Islamic, humanitarian and relief organizations to extend all possible relief assistance to the quake-hit people of Balochistan. The appeal came in a statement issued by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. – SG • Offers to help: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani that New Delhi was ready to offer any help needed. The United States offered to send humanitarian relief. Germany offered cash aid.
