ISLAMABAD: Careta­ker Prime Minister Anwa­arul Haq Kakar on Thursday urged the National Disaster Manag­ement Authority (NDMA) to devise a national-level strategy to meet any eventuality in collaboration with provincial disaster management bodies.

During his visit to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), PM Kakar lauded the measures taken by NDMA and NEOC in coping with natural disasters. However, he also stressed steps to enhance the capacity of Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs).

The prime minister, who is due to participate in the 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP-28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Dec 1-2, said Pakistan would update the world about its experiences in the wake of climate change.

NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik briefed the prime minister about the national strategy for disaster management. Federal ministers Jalil Abbas Jilani and Shamshad Akhtar also attended the meeting.

It was highlighted that Pakistan was among the countries that were facing the consequences of climate change in the shape of glacier melting, floods, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), avalanches, landslides, and forest fires.

Kakar meets AJK PM

Later, PM Kakar said Pakistan would continue to extend political, moral, and diplomatic support to its Kashmiri brethren till the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

The premier stated this during a meeting with Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, who called on Mr Kakar at the PM House in Islamabad.

Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2023

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