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[00:00:00] Who is the first responder and who is the second one who is near is the first
[00:00:03] responder and the one who found out first
[00:00:05] is also with the Two Holy Mosques will respond first and the rest will stand with him in support of
[00:00:09] him. Let's further this discussion. The areas that are affected by floods
[00:00:12] as we are talking about the response time
[00:00:17] we also declare should be minimal but there is a deployment of rescue boats, machinery and other
[00:00:21] staff and other resources how is that done
[00:00:25] is it already estimated that a flood of this level
[00:00:28] or a natural disaster of this level is coming so things are provided
[00:00:32] there in advance First of all
[00:00:36] there is institutional memory we have
[00:00:39] we say that these are vulnerable areas
[00:00:42] and if there is a low-level flood here these areas will be hit
[00:00:45] and if there is a medium-level flood these areas will be hit and if there is a high-level flood
[00:00:49] these areas will be hit
[00:00:52] accordingly so that the losses So under this institutional memory the areas that we have already identified
[00:00:56] which are vulnerable points there are about 575
[00:01:00] in the whole of Punjab We deploy
[00:01:04] them before the monsoon season starts We send life
[00:01:07] jackets there We deploy
[00:01:11] boats there We assign duties to the temporary
[00:01:14] rescue people there so that God forbid
[00:01:18] if there is a casualty of this kind
[00:01:21] it should not be that we don't have
[00:01:24] this is also one thought a government there or the machinery
[00:01:26] natural disasters are working, is not reaching yet This is one thing that is done, secondly, as I have
[00:01:30] mentioned before, the district-level flood
[00:01:33] contingency plan is made and at the provincial level, when we compile
[00:01:36] and circulate it every department is assigned
[00:01:40] a duty that this work is
[00:01:44] their responsibility and this time on the instructions of the Chief
[00:01:47] Secretary Sahib I have done another work in PDAM
[00:01:50] that we have made SOPs for every department
[00:01:54] that what will be their work in case of river
[00:01:57] flooding and in case
[00:02:00] God forbid a drought situation of urban flooding if there is urban flooding then
[00:02:03] we have also measured the alerts that if
[00:02:07] it rains 20 millimeters in half an hour
[00:02:10] what will we do and if
[00:02:14] it rains 100 millimeters in the next hour then which
[00:02:18] it happens response will be activated Similarly,
[00:02:22] if God forbid it rains too much,
[00:02:25] then which department will do what work at what
[00:02:28] time and it is
[00:02:36] and Madinah, the entire Ummah is not necessary that all the work is the responsibility of the Deputy Commissioner
[00:02:40] The Deputy Commissioner would be engaged somewhere
[00:02:44] on the first response on the first trigger he
[00:02:47] would have been activated But
[00:02:51] the District Control Center that we have set up
[00:02:54] that is its responsibility. and there is a danger of it, so we have also measured
[00:02:58] it in such a way that what will we do 10
[00:03:10] of Makkah and Madinah,
[00:03:25] So, first of all,
[00:03:30] days before, meaning
[00:03:31] it is also necessary
[00:03:34] if it is that there will be a flood
[00:03:36] and there is a flood in the Indus River
[00:03:41] in the world camps, their data is maintained, then it will come 10 days later, we are seeing that the inflow
[00:03:45] in the rehabilitation phase, at Tarbela has increased
[00:03:51] to their homes, but they and the capacity of Tarbela Dam has also been 100% filled, so obviously now the inflow of water
[00:03:55] will come down and when it comes down, we know that if the water
[00:03:58] increases up to four
[00:04:01] lakh cusecs, then where and in which district there will be a flood
[00:04:05] and what will be the lag time,
[00:04:08] necessary to counter then we have brought it down to seven
[00:04:10] days, if there are still seven days for the flood to come,
[00:04:15] have this message then which department will have done what work,
[00:04:17] then we have brought it down to three
[00:04:21] days that now in Muzaffargarh, this rush of water will enter
[00:04:24] after three days,
[00:04:26] condemn the attacks then who has to do what work that has also been written
[00:04:30] and which department has to do it, that has also been written. Now for
[00:04:33] this, the control center does not need the permission
[00:04:37] of the Deputy Commissioner, those things are in front of
[00:04:40] him, he has to issue alerts to those departments, activate
[00:04:44] them, place them there that this is your responsibility so that they reach their places
[00:04:47] in advance,
[00:04:51] Shehbaz Sharif Sahib so this time we have also done that.
[00:04:52] has with Saudi Arabia Okay, Saif Sahib, in recent
[00:04:54] condemn years, due to climate change,
[00:04:57] we are seeing that the pattern of rainfall or temperature
[00:05:01] is changing not only in Pakistan but all over the world.
[00:05:05] If we talk specifically about PDMA,
[00:05:07] solidarity what changes have come in disaster management strategy
[00:05:10] due to climate change
[00:05:13] What are the things that have changed
[00:05:16] considering climate change?
[00:05:20] Look, I will define it this
[00:05:23] way that every
[00:05:26] country has its
[00:05:29] own capacity to manage
[00:05:33] any disaster or crisis.
[00:05:37] If an earthquake of 6
[00:05:40] or 7 on the Richter scale comes in Japan,
[00:05:43] for them it has now become a hazard, it is not a disaster
[00:05:47] because they have changed their building construction
[00:05:50] building code accordingly, accordingly, they have made
[00:05:54] the infrastructure earthquake
[00:05:57] resilient, accordingly, they have done
[00:06:01] community awareness and training
[00:06:05] are minimized. For us,
[00:06:09] if God forbid, an earthquake
[00:06:11] of 4 degrees on the Richter scale comes,
[00:06:15] it will be a disaster because we probably
[00:06:18] do not have that level of capacity building. So due to
[00:06:21] climate change our departments
[00:06:25] or our institutions that have to work on disaster
[00:06:28] their capacity building has also improved
[00:06:30] over time. They are being well equipped, as I told you, you
[00:06:34] yourself gave the example of rescue, I told you about PDMA, similarly,
[00:06:38] NDMA is also improving its capacity
[00:06:41] They keep analyzing They keep giving forecasts
[00:06:45] They keep predicting the impending
[00:06:49] impacts For example, if a heatwave
[00:06:53] is forecasted, what strategy will be adopted for
[00:06:56] it? Where will heatwave camps be set up? Who will
[00:07:00] set them up? Similarly, if there is a drought somewhere,
[00:07:04] less rain now the El Nino year is going on, so this is also a forecast
[00:07:07] that maybe we will have less rain and
[00:07:12] develops. So for that, every department is preparing accordingly
[00:07:16] and its capacity has also improved accordingly,
[00:07:19] like PD. Okay, the public, the population
[00:07:22] is transferred to safe
[00:07:26] places due to floods and other natural disasters,
[00:07:30] how is the provision of food and clean water, medicines
[00:07:33] and other facilities ensured, how is a mechanism
[00:07:37] made for it? Look, the advantage of
[00:07:41] this is
[00:07:52] that how many animals, God forbid, can be hit by floods,
[00:07:55] so first of all, we have that data, secondly,
[00:07:59] every year, as I told you, a district flood contingency
[00:08:02] plan is made, in which data is mapped,
[00:08:06] those areas are mapped, then our flood relief
[00:08:09] centers are made, evacuation points
[00:08:13] are made, then the arrangements for their
[00:08:17] rations, the arrangements for animal fodder, the arrangements for their
[00:08:20] safe passage and custody,
[00:08:24] so they are catered for at our evacuation
[00:08:27] points and flood relief centers. In this, the concerned department
[00:08:31] whose responsibility it is, like the Livestock
[00:08:34] Department or the Agriculture Department, their responsibility
[00:08:37] is to take care of the animals, feed them, vaccinate
[00:08:41] them. Similarly, the human
[00:08:44] beings and their belongings are the responsibility
[00:08:48] of the district administration, which brings them to relief
[00:08:53] they are given food three times a day. Then
[00:08:58] PDMA provides them dry rations that they are returning
[00:09:03] are not at that level to start their cooking.
[00:09:06] So we provide them dry rations or those things.
[00:09:10] So accordingly, we prepare
[00:09:42] the survey was then properly evaluated at the AC level, at the DC level
[00:09:46] and the certified beneficiaries or those who suffered losses
[00:09:49] were given around 50 billion
[00:09:53] rupees by the Government of Punjab in flood relief
[00:09:57] where their houses were destroyed where human lives were lost
[00:10:01] their livestock was lost, crops were damaged
[00:10:05] and similarly besides
[00:10:08] that the other departments like
[00:10:21] So all these works are being done by the government simultaneously. Okay, there is another big challenge
[00:10:25] that remains, Saif Sahib, that is to timely inform
[00:10:29] the public about emergency situations and issue alerts.
[00:10:32] Despite that, we see that many
[00:10:36] people are not willing to leave their homes and on
[00:10:39] one hand, you people have to deal with all these natural disasters
[00:10:43] and make strategies, then on the other hand,
[00:10:46] it is for the benefit of these very people,
[00:10:50] their lives and property, and I think nothing is more important
[00:10:54] than life, but they are not ready to leave from there,
[00:10:57] so how challenging is this and what message
[00:11:01] would you like to give to the people who do not want to leave
[00:11:05] their lands and places like this? Look,
[00:11:09] it is a very difficult task, frankly,
[00:11:12] to remove someone from his home where he has his
[00:11:15] belongings, where he has sentimental attachment, it is a very difficult
[00:11:19] task. But on the other hand, if I say that in the flood
[00:11:22] plain areas, such permanent construction, such houses
[00:11:25] are not allowed, some people even
[00:11:29] build their residences inside the riverbeds
[00:11:32] and grow crops, because now
[00:11:36] even restaurants and hotels are built like that.
[00:11:39] So first of all, on this,
[00:11:43] what I told you that the data we are going to maintain,
[00:11:49] that these areas should be completely
[00:11:52] evacuated from here, but that is obviously
[00:11:56] a difficult task, it has its own cost.
[00:11:59] Information reaches everyone, now with
[00:12:03] the usage of social media at this time,
[00:12:07] then through various TV channels, then we keep
[00:12:11] issuing alerts, there is no shortage of information,
[00:12:14] then its orthodox method
[00:12:17] is that we announce in mosques, the revenue field staff
[00:12:21] informs the people, the union council
[00:12:25] reaches the people, but evacuating them from
[00:12:29] there is a very big task,
[00:12:32] then shifting their belongings from there,
[00:12:35] shifting their livestock,
[00:12:38] they always resist and ultimately
[00:12:43] that the family members are shifted,
[00:12:46] one male member remains
[00:12:49] and then God forbid if
[00:12:53] a flood of that level comes,
[00:12:58] then that is a challenge, but I say that there will be no
[00:13:01] bigger challenge than the last time,
[00:13:04] Inshallah. In the operation
[00:13:08] that happened in Jalalpur Pirwala, about two hundred thousand
[00:13:11] people were evacuated, that was not a small task
[00:13:15] and the Chief Minister herself monitored
[00:13:18] it and people were evacuated and
[00:13:22] evacuated with minimum death toll, God forbid.
[00:13:26] Okay, with the changing weather in Punjab, the threat of
[00:13:29] smog remains every year and we have
[00:13:33] seen that last year also, PDMA and the Environment
[00:13:36] Department are very active in this.
[00:13:40] Along with that, the Forest Department is also working on it.
[00:13:44] Despite all these departments, what is the role of PDMA
[00:13:47] in this? Look,
[00:13:50] our senior minister is playing a very important
[00:13:53] role in this. The Environment
[00:13:57] Department has been activated and resources have been provided
[00:14:01] to them. They have been given their
[00:14:04] own force for this. So the Environment Department
[00:14:08] is actively working on this. Then there are other departments
[00:14:12] like the Transport Department, the Smog Commission
[00:14:14] that Transport Department keeps taking
[00:14:18] action on it, the Traffic Department keeps taking action
[00:14:21] on its own. Then there is stubble burning, on that the Agriculture
[00:14:27] Department and the District take action. So since the senior
[00:14:30] minister herself is looking after smog through the Environment Department, you must have seen
[00:14:34] that
[00:14:37] even before the smog started, the campaign has
[00:14:41] been started and wherever
[00:14:44] there is such unauthorized burning or violation
[00:14:47] of EP rules, the government has started taking action
[00:14:51] against them and last year also you saw that Lahore
[00:15:25] people keep asking about the weather. People
[00:15:28] are provided with their required
[00:15:31] information. And if
[00:15:35] any such information is received through this helpline.
[00:15:38] Then the concerned district is activated or
[00:15:42] the concerned department is activated. Its data is properly maintained
[00:15:45] and when that issue is resolved
[00:15:49] then its certification is also done. At the end
[00:15:53] of the program, what message would Saif Sahib like to give
[00:15:56] as the whole world is facing climate
[00:16:00] change, Pakistan is also facing it, especially Punjab
[00:16:03] is also facing it? What message would you like to give, especially
[00:16:07] to those people who can play their role somewhere
[00:16:11] in dealing with these natural disasters with you people? Look, first
[00:16:15] of all, I say that any society,
[00:16:18] in it, the offices of the government or the departments
[00:16:22] can only work effectively if the community
[00:16:25] also, the public also supports
[00:16:28] them equally. So the request to the public
[00:16:32] and to those people is that, keeping in mind the changing
[00:16:36] circumstances, where alerts are issued,
[00:16:40] cooperate with the government departments and facilitate the government's
[00:16:44] work so that their and their children's
[00:16:47] loss of life and property can be avoided. Thank
[00:16:51] you very much, viewers, as DG Sahib gave the message
[00:16:54] that the government or PDMA is doing its work, Rescue 112
[00:16:58] These institutions that have been established to deal with
[00:17:04] but the responsibility there is also how you, the community,
[00:17:07] are supporting them. As we have seen,
[00:17:11] this year and last year, Rescue 112 recorded
[00:17:15] the most cases of people's house roofs collapsing.
[00:17:18] When you see that your roofs are in critical condition,
[00:17:22] before any loss of life occurs, get them repaired. Similarly,
[00:17:26] when alerts are issued by PDMA that
[00:17:29] this area is a red zone area, then you yourselves
[00:17:33] should evacuate. Do not endanger your lives
[00:17:37] for a few animals or livestock, and the department
[00:17:40] or the government cannot respond timely
[00:17:44] and extra efforts are made to save each and every person.
[00:17:48] So the smog season is coming. Those people
[00:17:52] who burn garbage or crops and create
[00:17:56] a strong cause of smog
[00:18:00] around their own area and homes, ignore that too,
[00:18:03] because the government cannot succeed in all these tasks
[00:18:37] for the protection of the Two Holy Mosques
[00:18:40] are ready to sacrifice their lives.
[00:18:44] Because the sanctity of Allah's house and
[00:18:47] the Prophet's tomb is part of our faith. For their
[00:18:50] protection, we will not hesitate to make
[00:18:54] any sacrifice. The Federal Minister for Religious Affairs,
[00:18:57] scholars and elders expressed
[00:19:01] this act. A web of conspiracies
[00:19:05] was woven against Muslims in every era. But
[00:19:08] Allah Almighty granted us success. We have
[00:19:12] a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia
[00:19:15] regarding Mecca. And for this, we will always
[00:19:19] support them. On the occasion
[00:19:22] of the Protection of the Two Holy Mosques Conference,
[00:19:26] the elders expressed their views to Pakistan
[00:19:29] Television, saying that the Two Holy Mosques
[00:19:32] are the most sacred places for the entire Muslim
[00:19:36] Ummah. It is the center of love
[00:19:40] for the entire Ummah, it is our spiritual center. People from
[00:19:43] the entire Ummah and from all over the world go
[00:19:47] there for worship. So that is our red line. If
[00:19:51] anything like that happens there, we cannot tolerate it
[00:19:55] in any way. We, on behalf of Pakistan, on behalf of the people
[00:19:58] of Pakistan, on behalf of the scholars of Pakistan, on behalf of the youth,
[00:20:04] of the Houthi rebels. Pakistan has already,
[00:20:08] Alhamdolillah, the defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi
[00:20:11] Arabia and Turkey has come into effect and its purpose is also
[00:20:15] to unite the Muslim Ummah. This agreement also states
[00:20:18] that any countries that want to join it, this
[00:20:22] place is open for all of them. But
[00:20:25] despite this, attacks on the Holy Mosques are extremely regrettable
[00:20:28] and we strongly
[00:20:32] them. All the scholars,
[00:20:34] all the leaders of political and religious parties.
[00:20:38] Today, on this topic, they condemn the Houthi
[00:20:42] rebels and declare
[00:20:44] with the Saudi government.
[00:20:48] We support the stance of the Government
[00:20:52] of Pakistan, which
[00:20:55] and the alliance
[00:20:58] of three countries
[00:21:02] formed under the Makkah Agreement,
[00:21:07] our support for it and this alliance
[00:21:10] between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
[00:21:14] is for the security of the entire Islamic world
[00:21:17] and may Allah Almighty make our country a place of
[00:21:21] peace again and protect the Two Holy Mosques.
[00:21:24] The current situation that has arisen
[00:21:28] over Saudi Arabia in the form of recent attacks
[00:21:31] by Houthi rebels has caused extreme
[00:21:35] concern among the entire Muslim Ummah and an extremely
[00:21:38] regrettable situation has arisen. Basically,
[00:21:42] the protection of the Two Holy Mosques is part of our faith,
[00:21:46] it is part of our lives, it is included in the high
[00:21:49] status of our lives. Through this conference, we want to awaken
[00:21:53] the Muslims of the entire world and especially the three
[00:21:56] countries, Saudi Arabia is in it, Turkey
[00:22:00] is in it and Pakistan
[00:22:03] is in it. We want to convey to them that the entire Ummah
[00:22:07] is with you. Stand firm in this field and
[00:22:11] Inshallah, Allah Almighty will grant you victory in all circumstances.
[00:22:14] I strongly condemn this action of the Houthis
[00:22:17] who have attacked the center of the Islamic world,
[00:22:21] the Two Holy Mosques and I believe
[00:22:25] that this is not an attack on Saudi Arabia, this is
[00:22:28] an attack on the Islamic Ummah and this attack
[00:22:32] is an attack on the faith of the Islamic world. From these
[00:22:35] attacks, which the Houthis have carried out
[00:22:38] on Saudi Arabia and especially on
[00:22:41] Makkah and Madinah, the hearts of Muslims
[00:22:44] have been hurt and Muslims are worried about
[00:22:48] this. The purpose of calling the conference was that
[00:22:52] all Muslims are one, united,
[00:22:55] for the defense of the Two Holy Mosques
[00:22:59] we are united and
[00:23:03] Inshallah, all such nefarious designs, by the grace
[00:23:07] of Allah, we will bury them and
[00:23:09] Inshallah, together
[00:23:13] we will protect the Two Holy Mosques, this is
[00:23:17] the duty of the entire Ummah, not just Saudi Arabia, it is the duty of the entire Ummah.
[00:23:23] So, Inshallah, we, for the protection of Makkah
[00:23:26] with Saudi Arabia and Inshallah,
[00:23:29] we will ensure the protection of the Two Holy
[00:23:32] Mosques and similarly, our government,
[00:23:36] the Government of Pakistan, has also adopted a very good
[00:23:39] stance, it has condemned
[00:23:42] these attacks and
[00:23:45] our DG ISPR has also
[00:23:48] announced
[00:23:51] that the Pakistan Army and Pakistan
[00:23:54] can go to the last limits
[00:23:57] for the defense
[00:24:00] for the defense of Saudi Arabia. An agreement has been made
[00:24:04] between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
[00:24:08] to help each other in difficult
[00:24:10] times.
[00:24:15] based on the agreement with Saudi Arabia,
[00:24:21] that we help Saudi Arabia. As far
[00:24:24] as the Two Holy Mosques are concerned.
[00:24:27] Then it is the belief and faith of every Muslim
[00:24:31] that they should protect the Two Holy Mosques.
[00:24:34] So now the time has come
[00:24:38] for Pakistan to implement this agreement.
[00:24:41] And fulfill its duty, fulfill
[00:24:45] friendship. Implement the agreement. And
[00:24:49] if there is any threat to the Two Holy
[00:24:51] Mosques, then it
[00:24:54] is also
[00:24:58] it that this agreement is implemented.
[00:25:01] All Muslims
[00:25:05] that the defense of the Two Holy Mosques
[00:25:09] is part of our faith. For this, we are ready
[00:25:12] to make every kind of sacrifice. Because
[00:25:16] when it comes to faith
[00:25:19] and its religion, there can be no negligence
[00:25:23] in it, there are no two opinions in it and that is
[00:25:26] why the conference being held here today,
[00:25:30] conferences have been held regarding the Two Holy Mosques
[00:25:33] before and then Pakistan has an agreement
[00:25:36] Alhamdolillah, which our Prime Minister
[00:25:42] and Turkey, the security
[00:25:46] agreement that has been made is for establishing peace
[00:25:50] and for the defense of the Two Holy Mosques,
[00:25:53] so we consider it part of our faith and that
[00:25:57] is why this conference is not just one, many
[00:26:01] conferences of this kind will be held and our message
[00:26:04] will be that for the defense of the Two Holy
[00:26:08] Mosques and Saudi Arabia, Inshallah, we are ready for
[00:26:12] every kind of sacrifice. At the Protection of the Two Holy
[00:26:15] Mosques Conference, scholars of various
[00:26:18] schools of thought, assuring their full
[00:26:22] cooperation for the protection of the Two Holy Mosques,
[00:26:25] said that the protection and peace of the Two Holy Mosques
[00:26:28] is our religious and faithful duty.