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Pakistan sends relief goods to Bosnia’s flood-hit areas

In compliance with the directives of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sent relief goods for the flood-hit people of...

Relief operation in full swing in quake-hit areas: NDMA

A Transparent Relief Distribution Mechanism has been put in place to ensure transparency in earthquake affected areas. The District Administration of Awaran informed the visiting...

NDMA chief escapes rocket attack

National Disaster Management Authority Chairman Major General Saeed Aleem escaped a rocket attack in Balochistan on Thursday, when he was monitoring devastation in recent...

Balochistan Health department on high alert

Health department monitoring probable epidemic in quake affected areas Balochistan Health Department is monitoring the situation to check probable epidemic in the quake affected areas. Talking...

Militants attack: NDMA chairman, senior army official escape life attempt Awaran

Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Saeed Aleem and Major General Samrez Salak escaped from an assassination attempt as a terrorist group attempted to...

234 dead, 1,129 injured in floods: NDMA

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Punjab inspector general (IG) to form a joint investigation team to recover Muddasir Iqbal, who has been...

Death toll from floods soars to 183

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday that over five thousand villages, mostly in Punjab and Sindh, were affected by the recent...

Ban arrives in Pakistan today

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is arriving in Pakistan today (Tuesday) on a two-day visit. The secretary-general would be accompanied by his wife and senior...

NDMA distributes 25,998 tents among flood-hit citizens

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) distributed 25,998 tents to provide some solace to numerous flood affected families. According NDMA data, 2,430 tents were distributed...

NDMA finalises plans to tackle flash flooding

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has finalised a contingency plan in collaboration with Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs) to cope with any calamity in...

NDMA, WB organise trainings on risk assessment

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the World Bank organised a twelve-day series of trainings for members of the National Working...

Two-day workshop on disaster risk management held

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with CIDA on Saturday arranged a two-day workshop on Disaster Risk Management. The purpose of the workshop...

Floods kill 422, destroy 275,000 buildings, says NDMA

A total of 275,000 houses and shops were destroyed and at least 422 people killed in the recent floods in various parts of the...

NDMA isn’t afraid of floods

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir on Wednesday said that a comprehensive monsoon contingency plan has been devised to cope...

Improved risk management vital to counter natural calamities: NDMA

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Dr Zafar Iqbal said improvements in risk management and emergency response is vital to minimize the destruction caused...

US donates tents for disaster relief

The US government on Wednesday delivered more than 800 tents to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), strengthening its ability to quickly respond in...

NDMA in process of hammering out contingency plan

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is in the process of hammering out a contingency plan to cope with possible future natural calamities to...