Amid the chaos, doctors strive to heal the wounded.(News) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: November 24, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Arifa Akbar in Rawalpindi

Danesh Aurangzeb's greatest ambition is to hold a pencil and write his name. A few weeks ago, that seemed an impossibility for the six-year-old as he lay on the floor of his classroom in Balakot, his hands crushed beneath a concrete beam torn from the roof by the earthquake in Pakistan.

Rescuers who struggled for 24 hours to free him from the weight of the beam considered severing his hands on the spot to get him out alive. W...

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