The National Disaster Management Authority (Urdu: مقتدرہ قومی آفات انتظامی پاکستان, abbreviated as NDMA), is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal authority mandated to deal with the whole spectrum of disasters and their management in the country.[1]
| مقتدرہ قومی آفات انتظامی پاکستان | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 17, 2007 |
| Jurisdiction | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Prime Minister's Office (Pakistan) |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www |
The NDMA formulates and enforces national disaster policies at federal and provisional levels and collaborates closely with various government ministries, military forces, and United Nations-based organizations to jointly coordinate efforts to conduct its disaster management, search and rescue, and wide range of humanitarian operations in the country and abroad. The NDMA aims to develop sustainable operational capacity and professional competence to undertake its humanitarian operations at its full capacity.[1]
Legislative history
edit- National Disaster Management Ordinance, 2006[2][3]
- National Disaster Management Act, 2010
Operational scope and constitutional definition
editThe functions and duties are defined and set by the Constitution of Pakistan in Article 239I in Chapter1. The Commission charged with the following duties:
- To act as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster management;[3]
- To prepare the National Plan to be approved and implement, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National policy;[3]
- To provide necessary technical assistance to the Provincial Governments and the Provincial Authorities for preparing their disaster management plans in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Commission;[3]
- To coordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster[3]
The President may, except when the [Senate or] National Assembly is in session, if satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action, make and promulgate an Ordinance, as the circumstances may require.
— Article 81(1): Ordinances; Part-III, Chapter:2 The Parliament, source: The Constitution of Pakistan[4]
Chairman
editCodified under the Article 89(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the institution is chaired by the appointed chairman, either civilian or military officer, and directly reports to the Prime Minister of Pakistan as its chief operations coordinator. As of present, the institution is currently chaired by Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik of Pakistan Army as its appointed chairman.[5]
| Chairman | Term Start | Term End | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan | 2006 | 2010 | |
| Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Dr Zafar Iqbal | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Maj Gen Saeed Aleem | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Maj Gen Asghar Nawaz | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Lt Gen Omar Mehmood Hayat | 2017 | 2019 | |
| Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal | 2019 | 2020 | [5] |
| Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti | 2020 | October 2022 | |
| Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik | October 2022 | till-date |
National Institute of Disaster Management
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See also
edit- Federal Flood Commission
- Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority
- National Disaster Management Act, 2010
- National Command and Operation Center (NCOC)
Provincial authorities
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Balochistan)
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Punjab)
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Sindh)
- State Disaster Management Authority (Azad Kashmir)
- Gilgit Baltistan Disaster Management Authority
References
edit- ^ a b Profile and mission of National Disaster Management Authority Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 June 2017
- ^ 2006 Document on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 June 2017
- ^ a b c d e National disaster management system in Pakistan, 2010 Document on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Published 17 March 2010, Retrieved 29 June 2017
- ^ "Chapter 2: Parliament, Constitution of Pakistan ONLINE". pakistani.org website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b Profile of General Muhammad Afzal, Chairman of NDMA in 2019 on ndma.gov.pk website Archived 2017-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 29 June 2017