hit regions in response to the requests by the governments of NWFP and Kashmir. "We will provide them free textbooks, stationery, and other educational material beside large tents which could accommodate 40 children easily," Javed Ashraf Qazi, the Federal Education Minister, told reporters after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and President General Pervez Musharraf. He said a team comprising officials from his ministry, Unicef and some non-governmental organisations would submit next week a report on requirements for the resumption of education in affected areas. Pakistan also has set up an early warning and response network (EWARN) to identify and respond to any outbreaks of disease in quake- stricken regions, a health official said Sunday. --More 2205 Local Time 1905 GMT
