Howard gave details of the extra relief as he visited Australian troops helping survivors in Dhani, a village near the devastated Pakistani Kashmir city of Muzaffarabad.

"I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide a further 50 million (Australian) dollars for victims of the calamitous October 8 earthquake in Pakistan, to provide relief for the winter and for reconstruction in the longer term," Howard told reporters.

Australia has already donated 10.4 million US dollars for quake aid.

Howard said 10 million Australian dollars of the new funds would go towards emergency relief and would be delivered through the Australian Agency for International Development as well as by United Nations aid agencies.

The remaining 40 million Australian dollars would go towards reconstruction.

Australia had also deployed a military medical team to treat survivors at an additional cost of up to 20 million Australian dollars, Howard said.

"In Australia's fresh assistance which I am announcing today, we will be coordinating with the other donors to ensure it addresses the needs of those most affected by the earthquake," the Australian premier added.

Last weekend international donors pledged more than 5.8 billion dollars for relief and reconstruction at a conference in Islamabad.

"I warmly welcome the outcome of the international donors' conference in Islamabad," Howard said.

The quake killed more than 73,000 in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir and 1,300 in Indian Kashmir.

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