Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

FOREWORD
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan constituted a Commission to
enquire into the pleadings of various petitioners regarding the 2010 Flood which
engulfed the whole country and caused unprecedented damage to life and
property.
2. The finalization of the Report took longer than the period assigned to the
Commission originally due to the large volume of work involved and the
complexities prevalent in most of the important sectors which necessitated more
indepth interactions with concerned institutions in light of the Terms of Reference
contained in the thirteen formulations of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan
in its Order dated 15 th December, 2010 passed in the relevant Constitution
Petitions.
3. We would like to acknowledge the assistance and support by all the
Ministries and Institutions of the Federal Government as well as the Provincial
Governments, in the completion of the task assigned to us. The Hon’ble Prime
Minister had graciously spared his official helicopter for four days that facilitated
our field visits to three provinces.
4. We are also grateful to the civil society organizations, the media
representatives and the public at large for their unqualified support.
5. We would like to place on record our appreciation of the support and
assistance provided to us by the Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan,
particularly by Brig Zulfiqar Ali Gorsi, Director General (Military Wing) and his
staff in the Cabinet Division, Islamabad.
6. The invaluable assistance provided to us by Mr. Sajid Mehmood Qazi,
Facilitator / Additional Registrar, Supreme Court and his staff is highly
appreciated.
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