Disaster management

7-day training begins in Karachi on Monday

Mechanism established to reduce damage caused by monsoon rains in the future

PDMA proactively provided timely updates and rescue services

Cleaning operation to ensure smooth flow of water in streams and nullahs in case of heavy rains

Langau directs PDMA to remain on high alert

PDMA says 6 cattle perished, 6 houses damaged

IGP orders cancellation of leave

Pakistan is classified as one of the countries most at risk of negative climate change impacts

AJK President Sardar Masood Khan lauds Pakistan Red Crescent Society's work in the region

Minister says PDMA should determine requirements of each district

University of Peshawar holds two-day international conference on disaster management

Adopting the DRR notion equal to the concept of vaccination and immunisation is essential

Adviser says victims of quake to be remembered

Flood control room set up at WASA headquarters, emergency plans drawn

Comparative analysis of manifestos of five parties reveals they are unaware of Pakistan’s commitment under SDG 2015-30

Audit report reveals severe shortcomings in NDMA’s relief operations

Officials say summary sent to chief secretary; authority’s staff to be accommodated in PDMA wing

inclusion of modern technology to the fleet of Rescue Service would enhance operational performance

DDMAs in province have been lying non-functional for the past two years

Project to benefit more than 9,000 people in Nasirabad and Jaffarabad

Given the current depletion rate, underground water table to drop by 70 meters by 2025 in Lahore.  

National Disaster Risk Management Fund to reduce country’s vulnerability to disasters from natural hazards

Meeting will devise collective action for implementing global frameworks

Urbanisation, development and govt dole threaten region’s agricultural backbone

PDMA, NGO hold awareness session at Beach View Park

Measures include training teachers, students to deal with natural calamities

Providing stranded citizens relief is a top priority: Nadeem Kamran

171 first response centres with 879 beds set up across Karachi

The cadets will be training at the academy for six months at the academy

District hit in 2010 floods; communities there still recovering

Pakistan Red Crescent says there is dire need for such storage facilities

Experts for creating resilience to help farmers; agree on need for engaging private sector

Most casualties in natural disasters said to be inside educational institutes

Grants will be used for DRR preparedness and infrastructure protection

Says victim compensation is insufficient and should be increased on a priority basis

Experts say law silent on district bodies’ ability to respond to crisis

Mine workers, police officials rescued from Naran Valley

The day celebrates how people reduce exposure to disasters and create awareness about it

Disaster management authority holds memorial walk at Sea View to mark 10 years of Oct 8 earthquake

Participants voice concern over lack of disaster impact assessment mechanism

“Pakistan is on a list of countries that are most vulnerable to disasters mainly because of climate change,” Nawaz

Response suffers as parallel federal bodies work on the same thing