The National Disaster Management Authority ( ur, , 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.Profile and mission of National Disaster Management Authority
Retrieved 29 June 2017 The NDMA formulates and enforces national disaster policies at federal and provisional levels and collaborates closely with various government ministries,

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, and

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-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.

Legislative history

* ''National Disaster Management Ordinance, 2006''National disaster management system in Pakistan, 2010 Document on ndma.gov.pk website
Published 17 March 2010, Retrieved 29 June 2017 *

National Disaster Management Act, 2010 National Disaster Management Act, 2010 was passed by Parliament of Pakistan in 2010, it received the assent of the President on 8 December 2010. The Act applies to whole Pakistan including tribal areas of FATA. The Act was passed in backdrop of 2 ...

Operational scope and constitutional definition

The 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; # To prepare the National Plan to be approved and implement, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National policy; # 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; #To coordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster

Chairman

Codified under th
Article 89(1)
of the

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, the institution is chaired by the appointed chairman, either civilian or military officer, and directly reports to the

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as its chief operations coordinator. As of present, the institution is currently chaired by

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Akhtar Nawaz Satti of

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as its appointed chairman.

Nepal earthquake relief controversy

The National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan sent aid and personnel to

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

after the

April 2015 Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,964 people and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at on Saturday, 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 Mw or 8.1 Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (''Extreme ...

. Four

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planes with a 30-bed hospital, 2,000 military meals, 600 blankets, 200 tents, and other assorted relief items. Military emergency personnel including army doctors, medical staff and National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan's special search and rescue teams with

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. The supplies sent by Pakistan .Pakistan Denies Sending Beef Products to Nepal Earthquake Survivors
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References

External links

NDMA official site

National disaster management commission
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