Govt drafts resilience plan for disasters

The federal government has begun shaping a new National Resilience Plan 2025-26 to better prepare Pakistan for the next monsoon season, aiming to reduce the destruction caused by floods and other natural disasters.

"The National Resilience Plan must be outcome-focused, with clear strategies to reduce the losses resulting from such calamities - whether in terms of human lives, infrastructure, crops, or livestock," Dr Malik said.

Officials say the upcoming plan seeks to avoid a repeat by identifying high-risk areas, integrating scattered response systems, and ensuring faster, more coordinated relief operations.

Dr Malik also acknowledged weaknesses in the current system, calling it fragmented. "It requires integration into a single, streamlined framework that is quick, coordinated, and effective," he said, reaffirming the government's commitment to working closely with NDMA and other stakeholders.