Islamabad, December 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry, SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Mr. Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Special Secretary Finance and senior officers from Finance and NDMA attended the meeting.

Chairman NDMA briefed the meeting through a presentation on existing working structure of NDMA with pre and post disaster preparedness. The meeting was apprised of NDMA’s responses during Covid-19 and recent devastating monsoons rains and flood in the country.

The Chairman also highlighted remodelling of Disaster response regime from a reactive to a proactive organization to minimize the damages caused by the natural disasters in future. Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar appreciated NDMA for relief and rehabilitation of distressed people affected in the devastating disasters.

He also appreciated the disaster preparedness responses and NDMA’s remodelling of disaster response to save Pakistan. In conclusion, the Chairman NDMA thanked the Finance Minister for cooperation.

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