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🇵🇰 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 ____
National coordination body (NDMA/PDMA) ____
Neighbouring clubs (< 50 km) ____
Last update of this section //______

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