NDRMF

Pakistan faces some of highest disaster risk levels in world, ranked 11 out of 193 countries

Money would help deliver social protection programmes to poor, expand health sector capabilities and create jobs

Emerges as credible institution, aims to invest in disaster risk reduction

$100m will be used for PPE procurement, $200m to assist poor

Govt says international development partners back its allocations and use of resources

NDMA chairman says in next few days the country’s laboratories will be able to conduct up to 40,000 tests daily

ESRF will also finance projects related to the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami and the Clean and Green Pakistan projects

Norweigan govt will provide $5 million to NDRMF from unused resources of Pakistan Earthquake Fund

NDRMF to promote mountain safety in Northern Pakistan

Nadeem Ahmad also goes on foreign trip; company secretary says Pakistan’s law does not apply to the fund