'Disaster Awareness Day' was marked on Saturday in commemoration of disastrous earthquake hitting most of Pakistan in 2005, with a firm resolve to play due role in creating awareness among the people on natural calamities and preparedness to minimize their hazards.
Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab, with the collaboration of Rescue 1122, Fire Brigade and City District Government, organized an awareness walk in Lahore. The walk, started from Nasir Bagh and concluded at Town Hall, led by DG Rescue 1122 Ameer Hamza and Director PDMA Dr Khurram Shahzad, was participated by a large number of officers and officials of Civil Defence, Rescue 1122, Fire Brigade, City District Government, civil society members and representatives from all walks of life.
The participants were holding banners, posters and flexes bearing slogans and preventive measures to be taken in case of natural calamities. Participants of the walk offered "fateha" and observed one minute silence to commemorate the departed souls of those who died during 2005 earth quick. Sirens of Rescue departments were also turned on for a while during walk so as to symbolically demonstrate the state of emergency.
Participants also distributed pamphlets and other informative material among citizens to create awareness towards natural calamities. The walk concluded at Town Hall where, DG Rescue 1122 Ameer Hamza and Director PDMA Dr Khuram Shahzad told media persons that general masses should be more ready and aware of threat of any catastrophe as they are the first to face the disaster.
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