🇵🇰 Pakistan
Last verified: July 2026 — validate with your local authorities during the annual update of the club directory.
1. Emergency numbers
| Service |
Number |
| Rescue 1122 (ambulance, fire, rescue, disaster response) |
1122 |
| Police (Madadgar helpline) |
15 |
| Fire brigade |
16 |
| Edhi ambulance (nationwide private service) |
115 |
| Motorway / highway police |
130 |
2. National disaster management
| Element |
In Pakistan |
| Federal agency |
NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) — ndma.gov.pk |
| National legal framework |
National Disaster Management Act, 2010; apex policy body is the National Disaster Management Commission (NDMC), chaired by the Prime Minister |
| Territorial crisis authority |
Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA) in each province/region; District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMA) at district level |
| Provincial emergency service |
Rescue 1122 (Emergency Services Department) — operational in Punjab, KP, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir |
| Organised volunteering |
Community/civil-defence volunteers coordinated by PDMA/DDMA and Civil Defence; the club can register with its DDMA before a crisis |
3. Alert systems
| System |
What it is |
Access |
| NDMA / NEOC |
National Emergencies Operations Centre — official alerts, advisories, monsoon contingency |
ndma.gov.pk |
| Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) |
Weather, monsoon, flood and cyclone forecasts |
pmd.gov.pk |
| National Seismic Monitoring & Tsunami Early Warning Centre |
Earthquake information within minutes; Indian Ocean tsunami watch (centres in Islamabad and Karachi) |
seismic.pmd.gov.pk |
| Flood Forecasting Division (PMD, Lahore) |
River/flash-flood forecasts during the monsoon |
pmd.gov.pk |
| SMS / siren dissemination |
PMD and PDMA push warnings via SMS, sirens and social media |
Automatic / local |
4. Key non-Rotary actors
| Actor |
Role in disaster |
| Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) |
Emergency shelter, relief, first aid, family reunification (Restoring Family Links) |
| Edhi Foundation |
Ambulances, morgue services, relief distribution nationwide |
| NDMA / PDMA / DDMA |
Government coordination — get known there BEFORE the crisis |
| Pakistan Army & Civil Defence |
Search and rescue, logistics, evacuation |
| UN agencies & INGOs (via NDMA one-window) |
Coordinated international relief |
5. Dominant risks → guide cards
| Risk |
Where |
Card to print |
| Monsoon flood / flash flood |
Nationwide, esp. Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, KP (June-September) |
Card B2 |
| Earthquake |
Northern areas, KP, Azad Kashmir, Balochistan (Chaman / Makran faults) |
Card A1 |
| Landslide / debris flow |
Gilgit-Baltistan, KP, northern mountains |
Card A4 |
| Heat wave |
Sindh (Karachi), southern Punjab (May-June) |
Card B4 |
| Drought / water scarcity |
Tharparkar, Balochistan, arid south |
Card C1 |
| Tropical cyclone |
Arabian Sea coast (Sindh, Balochistan) |
Card B1 |
| Locust invasion |
Southern/eastern desert margins |
Card C3 |
| Building collapse |
Dense urban areas after quakes/floods |
Card D5 |
6. Equivalences with the guide's terms
| Generic term in the guide |
Pakistan equivalent |
| National disaster management agency |
NDMA + Provincial PDMA / District DDMA |
| National response plan |
National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP); annual Monsoon Contingency Plan |
| Emergency medical service (EMS) |
Rescue 1122 / Edhi ambulances |
| Territorial state authority |
District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) |
| Mass casualty protocol (MCI) |
Rescue 1122 / hospital emergency protocols |
| Civil-security citizen reserve |
Civil Defence / community volunteers |
| Inter-agency coordination |
NDMA one-window operation |
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7. Rotary section — to be completed by your club
| Element |
Your information |
| Rotary district |
____ |
| District Governor (DG) |
____ |
| District disaster officer (DRO/DRC) |
____ |
| ShelterBox contact |
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| National coordination body (NDMA/PDMA) |
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| Neighbouring clubs (< 50 km) |
____ |
| Last update of this section |
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Sources: NDMA (ndma.gov.pk), Pakistan Meteorological Department / National Seismic Monitoring & Tsunami Early Warning Centre (pmd.gov.pk, seismic.pmd.gov.pk), Rescue 1122 (rescue.gov.pk), Pakistan Red Crescent Society (prcs.org.pk), IFRC. Report any error: g.bourgogne.rtn@gmail.com