Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

and Provincial Commissions under respective Chief Ministers [ (
Section 13)]; designation of a Federal administrative Ministry/
Division for NDMA’s oversight and parliamentary business (Section
2(f)) and for framing of rules [Section 47]; to notify National Disaster
Management Authority (Section 8), Provincial Management
Authorities (Section 15) and District Disaster Management
Authorities (Section 18); to draw up ‘The National Plan’ and the
Guidelines by the NDMA and the action plans by Federal Ministries/
Departments and Provincial Authorities (Section 10), the
‘Provincial Plans’ had to be within the framework of guidelines by
the National Authority (Section 17); and ultimately the ‘District
Plans’ by the District Authorities within the overall framework of the
National and Provincial Plan guidelines (Section 21), to prescribe
minimum standards of relief by all PDMAs through their respective
DDMAs, for the people in distress, and matters connected therewith
in general (Section 11) including Flood; conduct Annual reviews of
the plans (Sections 10 & 17) to organize training courses for
capacity building through setting up of a National Institute of
Disaster Management [(Section 26)]; to raise National Disaster
Response Force [(Section 27)]; establish National Fund for Disaster
Management [(Section 29)]; and submit its ‘Annual Reports’ to the
two Houses of the Parliament [(Section 41)]. However, despite its
over 4 years of existence except FATA and GB Governments, the
mandated statutory notifications had not been issued for
establishment of the Commission or its various organs, both by the
Federal & Provincial Governments under Ordinance LIII of 2007, in
2009 or even the 2010 Act so far; the bodies created under
Ordinance XL 2006 continue to function, without savings by
Ordinance LIII of 2007, at least none was furnished to the
Commission despite reference. It was also noted that the
recommendations of the two members Cabinet Committee that met
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