Resilience Day evokes nation’s firm resolve against crises, calamities: speakers

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) organised one-day seminar under the title Towards Disaster Resilient Pakistan here at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). Chief Guest former Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said during the 2005 earthquake, the armed forces did the massive heli sorties. Lieutenant General (R) Nadeem Ahmed said the 2005 earthquake incurred massive losses in terms of lives, property, infrastructure and communities. He noted that the systematic hiccups were hindering the country’s journey to achieve proactive and coherent system for disaster management. He mentioned that lack of capacity and accountability was the issue in the realm of disaster management at the grassroots level that needed to be addressed.