The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned that the country faces three major threats during the upcoming monsoon season.
They are serious flooding in all major cities, landslides and glacier outbursts in hilly areas and the ongoing locust invasion becoming more severe during rains.
It asked all relevant authorities in the provinces and major cities to make preparations to face these challenges.
Chairing a pre-monsoon preparatory meeting on Friday, NDMA chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal said that because of expected above-normal rains watercourses and drains in major cities must be cleaned immediately.
“All major cities are prone to flooding and I will request authorities in Karachi to clean all drains while Sukkur, Hyderabad, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Jhelum and Nowshera need immediate attention by local authorities,” he said.
The National Contingency Plan 2020 prepared by the NDMA was presented at the meeting attended by all officials of relevant federal and provincial government agencies and representatives of UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs working in the field of disaster management.
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