Tag: Ndma

NDMA received only 35pc of pledged flood aid, new appeal coming...

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday said that it received only 35 percent of the amount pledged by world donors after a...

NDMA seeks meeting with donors to discuss funding

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is going to ask the government to call a meeting of the National Disaster Management Commission and discuss...

NDMA believes over 400 dead in rains, floods

Pakistan’s recent torrential floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains in different parts of the country, killed at least 412 people and injured 1,172 others...

Cabinet grills NDMA for failing to evolve aid distribution system

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) came under fire in the federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday with most of the ministers criticising the failure...

NDMA has no disaster policy, admits chairman

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman on Tuesday admitted before the Senate that no national disaster policy had been drafted to prepare for...

NDMA facing financial crises

Amid disasters, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is facing an acute financial crisis, as its officials cannot even visit the flood-hit areas without...

Poor implementation of Canal Act led to flood disaster: NDMA

High ups of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told senators on Thursday that absence of the “River Act” in the country and poor...

209 killed in Sindh floods: NDMA

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday said that at least 209 people have been killed by recent floods in southern Sindh. While briefing...

64,000 cattle washed away in Sindh, says NDMA chairman

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Zafar Iqbal Qadir said on Sunday that around 64,000 livestock had been washed away by the flood waters...

NDMA warns of widespread devastation in big cities

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned widespread devastations in country’s big cities, if obsolete and outdated drainage system is not replaced immediately....

120,000 pregnant women affected by Sindh floods: NDMA

Around 120, 000 pregnant women are likely to be among Sindh’s flood victims, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Friday.“We believe around three...

Climatic change was not accounted for, says NDMA

Offering a new excuse, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday said unprecedented rains in Sindh due to climatic changes had caused the...

NDMA sets up Flood Monitoring Centre

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has set up a National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) (Flood Monitoring Centre) to collect round-the-clock information and avoid...

NDMA, CDPM discuss co-op in disaster management

National Disaster Management Authority Chairman Zafar Iqbal Qadir visited the Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management University of Peshawar and discussed ways and means...

NDMA marks Women’s Day

ISLAMABAD - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday organised a national conference, Women as Change Agents for Coping with Climate Change, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and National Commission for Status of Women (NCSW) to mark 100 years of International Women's Day. NDMA chairman Lt Gen (r) Nadeem Ahmed chaired the conference while Minister Councilor of Norwegian Embassy Terje Barstad, Ministry of Environment Additional Secretary Kamran Ali

PM directs NDMA to assist Lahore fire rescue operation

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to immediately provide all necessary equipments and other assistance to extinguish the fire that erupted in a busy market of Lahore.
A fire erupted on early Monday in a busy commercial area of the old part of Lahore city and spread to the adjacent buildings. The rescue operation was hampered because the buildings are located in thickly populated area with narrow