KARACHI – Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah on Friday chaired a high-level assembly to assessment the proposed framework for integrating and strengthening emergency and catastrophe response mechanisms in Sindh. The assembly was attended by the Further Chief Secretary Dwelling Muhammad Iqbal Memon, Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Native Authorities Waseem Shamshad Ali, Secretary Rehabilitation Bilal Ahmed Memon, Secretary Well being Tahir Hussain Sangi, Director Basic Sindh Constructing Management Authority Muzammil Hussain Halepoto, Director Basic Rescue 1122, DG PDMA, CEO SIEHS, representatives of the Karachi Metropolitan Company (KMC), and different senior officers of related departments. In the course of the assembly, an in depth briefing was given on the present construction of emergency and catastrophe response companies within the province, highlighting the roles of the Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA), Rescue 1122, municipal hearth brigade companies, Sindh Built-in Emergency Well being Companies (SIEHS), Directorate of Civil Defence, Aid Commissioner, and different auxiliary assist establishments. The briefing additionally recognized operational gaps, overlapping mandates, and coordination challenges that have an effect on well timed and efficient emergency response.
