Mailing Address:
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Officers Colony
Cavalry Grounds
Lahore Cantonment
Pakistan
Phone: + 92 42 6666404 - 6687827
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| Media group on disaster mitigation formed |
| A nation-wide Media Group
for Disaster Mitigation in Pakistan was formed, at the concluding session
of the workshop, to monitor disaster mitigation in the country and to provide
training to the journalists at district level for objective reporting of
disaster, its impact and the mitigation efforts.
Senior reporter of the news agency Pakistan Press International (PPI), Ijaz Ahmed will coordinate the group that comprise representatives of concerned government agencies, experts on disaster mitigation and journalists from all over the country. Other members who showed
willingness to volunteer their services for the group are Abuzar Waseem,
Ahmar Masti Khan, Fozia Tanveer, Haq Nawaz Khan, Hussain Sajjad, Mohsin
Babbar, Najamul Islam Usmani, Shahbaz Ishaq, and Wasim Haider.
Alongwith bringing out a publication on the proceedings of this workshop, the group would also conduct researches and training workshops. The focus areas include impact of disaster on development; rehabilitation of affectees; problems facing government agencies in prevention against disaster before and rehabilitation afterwards; the state responsibility; and the role of media in reporting pre-disaster and post-disaster state of affairs. It was also agreed upon in principle that the group should bring out publications in Urdu and Sindhi for greater outreach. |
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Mailing Address: 122 , Street No. 3 Officers Colony Cavalry Grounds Lahore Cantonment Pakistan Phone: + 92 42 6666404 - 6687827
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