Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

A. Composition
COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF REFERNECE
1. Muhammad Azam Khan, former Chief Secretary, Khyber-
Pakhtunkhwa
2. Fateh Khan Khajjak, former Chief Secretary, Balochistan.
3. A. W. Kazi, former Cabinet Secretary, Government of Pakistan.
4. Kh. Zaheer Ahmed, former Federal Secretary, Government of
Pakistan.
B. Terms of Reference (TOR)
8. These TORs were laid down in the form of formulations / questions by the
Hon’ble Supreme Court in its aforesaid order as under:-
1) “Whether embankment breaches during the period of high floods
in Indus River are subject to any procedure to be followed by the
authorities at the relevant time, if so, what is the manner of
exercising of such powers and by whom and under what
circumstances?
2) Whether in the floods in River Indus in the months of July and
August, 2010, procedure for embankment breaches was followed
judiciously?
3) Whether before ordering embankment breaches at different
places, particularly at Ali Wahn and Tori Bund, no procedure was
followed, if so, who is responsible for the same?
4) Whether before embankment breaches at different places,
precautionary measures were adopted, particularly in view of
warnings issued from time to time by the metrological department
of Pakistan?
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