2005 earthquake victim’s remains recovered after 21 years in Mansehra

Qari Shafiq-ur-Rehman said the family identified the remains through the clothes and shoes that Jamal was wearing on the day of the disaster.The discovery reopened painful memories of one of the deadliest natural disasters in Pakistan’s history, which claimed tens of thousands of lives and left countless families shattered across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

For Jamal’s family, the recovery of his remains has finally answered a question that remained unresolved for more than two decades. Although it cannot erase the grief they have carried since the earthquake, it has given them the opportunity to lay their son to rest with dignity.

The incident has touched many people in the area, with residents describing it as a heartbreaking reminder of the human tragedy left behind by the 2005 earthquake.