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In This Post<\/em><\/strong>
Core Duties of NDMA, Pakistan<\/a><\/strong>
NDMA Contact Number<\/a><\/strong>
Provincial Institutions for NDMA<\/a><\/strong>
PDMA Sindh Contact Number<\/a><\/strong>
PDMA Punjab Helpline Number<\/a><\/strong>
PDMA KPK Helpline Number<\/a><\/strong>
PDMA Balochistan Contact Number<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update (July 30, 2021):<\/em><\/strong> Pakistan has received 162 mobile ventilator units as a gift from the Government of Canada. The portable ventilators were gifted to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in a high-profile event that took place on July 29, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was attended by the Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. Akhtar Nawaz, the Canadian High Commissioner Wendy Glamor, and the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan among other important personalities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While addressing the occasion, Dr. Faisal Sultan expressed his gratitude to the Canadian Government for helping Pakistan in these tough times by providing mobile ventilators. He also appreciated the role NDMA is playing in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the NDMA, how it works, and what are its key roles and responsibilities, continue reading this blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the name suggests, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is a crisis management institution that operates at the national level. Owned and managed by the government of Pakistan, this federal authority has the mandate to deal with all types of natural and man-made disasters across the country. Furthermore, it also looks after the rescue and relief operations in such kind of emergency situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, to educate our readers more about this very important institution of Pakistan and the way it carries out its relief operations, we have come up with this post. In this blog, we are going to give you a detailed overview of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and talk about other similar authorities that jointly work with it at provincial levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More About National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NDMA, Pakistan, warns the general public about an approaching disaster through different channels <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan, was formed in 2007. One of the core duties of this institution is to formulate and implement the policies related to the crisis management and relief work carried out in disaster-stricken areas. Along with relief, search and rescue operations, it also undertakes a diverse range of humanitarian activities, which are usually executed with the help of federal and provincial authorities as well as charitable organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the law, the chairman of NDMA in Pakistan, who also serves the role of Chief Operations Coordinator (COC), directly reports to the Prime Minister of the country. The institution is headquartered in Islamabad at the Pakistan Secretariat. The current chairman of NDMA in Pakistan is Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operational Scope and Duties of National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this section of our blog, we\u2019ll give you a few pointers about the core operational scope and duties of NDMA to learn how it is mandated to carry out the rescue and humanitarian work across the country in the time of crisis. Here we go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n