Deeba Shahnaz Akhter

31st October 2019 was the day, when Winston Chang from United Nations (UN) INSARAG Secretariat made the official announcement at Governor House that Today “Pakistan Rescue Team stands tall amongst the world elite as officially United Nations Classified Urban Search & Rescue Team”, this was a milestone achievement as International Search and Rescue Advisory Group […]

Whenever anybody would like to write the achievements of Emergency Services commonly known as Rescue 1122, he or she would feel the pride to mention the first United Nations INSARAG certified Pakistan Rescue Team (PRT) in South Asia. Pakistan Rescue Team of Emergency Services Academy (Rescue 1122) Lahore received this great honor of United Nations […]

The 6th Global Road Safety Week is being observed from 17-23 may 2021 with new global plan for the decade of action for road safety 2021-2030 in accordance with UN Resolution 74/299 to improve global road safety. The new global plan as guiding document would provide an opportunity to connect the successes and lessons of […]

Every year, 4th May is observed as International Firefighters day to pay tribute and show solidarity to fire rescuers, who serve for protection and safety of the communities. The date chosen for International firefighters’ day was linked to the feast day of ST Florian, who was the first known commander of one firefighting squad in […]

In order to engage youth as per vision of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Rescue Cadet Corps (RCC) is another initiative of Government of Punjab through Rescue 1122 to engage youth to establish healthy, safe, resilient and more prosperous communities in the country. Rescue Service is available round the clock on emergency number 1122 to all […]

Year 2020 was full of challenges due to Covid-19 globe pandemic. It completely changed the pattern of living, business and service delivery. Likewise, in Pakistan, fear of isolation, death, hunger and loss of business rose in the communities. The government took many emergency steps to cope up with the challenging situation and prevent the spread […]

Since 1985, International Volunteer Day (IVD) is being observed on 5th December every year to promote volunteerism, encourage governments to support volunteer efforts and recognize volunteer contributions at local, national and international level. The theme of IVD-2020 is “Together We Can through volunteering”. In Pakistan, volunteers are associated with different national and international organizations like […]

Every year, World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims is commemorated on third Sunday in the month of November for acknowledgement for the victims of road crashes & their families, advocating for road safety and pay tribute to the dedicated emergency crews, Rescuers, Police and medical professionals who deal with the traumatic aftermath […]

It is a matter of great honor for Pakistan that the Pakistan Rescue Team of Emergency Services Academy (Rescue 1122) Lahore has become the First United Nations – INSARAG Classified team in South Asia after completing an extensive evaluation process of several years under supervision of UN-INSARAG Mentors. International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) […]

Sixteen years of Service to Humanity known with the name Rescue 1122 provided sense of safety to the citizens of Pakistan from October 2004 to 2020 till to date. This Service was necessitated after failure of repeated attempts to revitalize and modernize the old organizations mandated for emergency management. Recall the past memories, when there […]