National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)

The National Disaster Management Authority (, abbreviated as NDMA) is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal authority in Pakistan mandated to deal with the whole spectrum of disasters and their management in the country.

The NDMA formulates and enforces national disaster policies at federal and provisional levels and collaborates closely with various government ministries, military forces, and United Nations-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 Act, 2010

Operational scope and constitutional definition

The functions and duties are defined and set by the Constitution of Pakistan in Article 239I in Chapter 1. The commission is 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 the Article 89(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the institution is chaired by the appointed chairman, either civilian or military officer, and directly reports to the Prime Minister of Pakistan as its chief operations coordinator. As of present, the institution is currently chaired by Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik of Pakistan Army as its appointed chairman.

National Institute of Disaster Management

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