More than 40,000 people are thought to have been killed in Pakistan, and it is feared the toll could rise much higher.

The earthquake, which hit at 0350 GMT on Saturday, is thought to have been the strongest earthquake in the region in a century.

The victims need your support in this time of desperate need. Your help, donations and prayers will be a source of reward for you and your family.

If you would like to volunteer for the relief efforts, please contact Dr. Fazal-e-Hadi, PIMS at +92-51-9260500, +92-300-8552227.

What should you donate?

Clothes: White cloth for kafan, blankets, mats, warm clothes, sweaters, socks. scarfs, gloves, plastic water proof sheets

Food: Dates, biscuits, dry milk, mineral water, juices, canned food, dry fruit

Medical: Injections, pain killers, dettol antiseptic, soaps, shampoos, bandages

Utilities: Flash lights, torches, batteries, cells, candles, lighters, electric generators, ropes, hammers, cutters, knives, steel crockery, gas stoves

1. Edhi + TCS: Please drop a check of Rs 150/- crossed to "Edhi Welfare Trust" to any TCS counter or any Edhi centre counter. This amount will be used to provide KAFAN to victims of quake.

2. SMS Mobilink: Contribute Rs 10 + Tax to the Mobilink Earthquake Relief Fund by sending a blank SMS to 180

3. President's Relief Fund: Click here for details.

4. Mir Khalil ur Rehman Foundation (MKRF): Click here for details.

5. Credit Cards/DebitCards: Click here to donate.

6. MKRF SMS: Donate Rs. 3/= per SMS towards MKRF Relief Fund SMS the word DONATE to 436. Each SMS cost Rs 3 + tax Send as many SMS as you can. This is a joint effort by GEO, Mobilink and Ufone

7. Anything: Donate used warm clothes, medicines, dry food items, cash or donate whatever you can to any trusted Relief Camp near your premises.

Donate through Pakistani Embassies

Contact your nearest Pakistani embassy and donate items like blankets, tents, clothes, medicines, torches, cotton, bandages, surgical instruments, canned food, dry fruit etc. 

Donate through International Federation of Red Cross

Make donations through IFRC.

Click here for online donation

Click here for donation through bank

Donate through Pakistani Banks

You can deposit your donations in any brach of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Allied Bank Limited and United Bank Limited.

Click here for a list of NBP branches

Click here for a list of Allied Bank branches

Click here for a list of Unied Bank branches

Click here for a list of United Bank Overseas branches

Donate through Urdupoint.com

You can also pay online through online payment facility of urdupoint.com.

Click here for donating online