Improving local disaster governance on July 3, 2014Disasters, be they earthquakes, floods, tsunamis or terror attacks, are continuously weakening human efforts to save precious lives and assets. Probably owing to this, the world is preparing for the post-Hyogo Framework for Action for Disaster Risk Reduction (2000 to 2015). The Hyogo Framework for Action, currently, has five action priorities. In 2015, the world […]
Operation and the IDPs on July 2, 2014Sir: The scenes of civilians, particularly small children, fleeing the fighting in North Waziristan are heartbreaking. Against this misery, the Chief Minister Balochistan deserves considerable credit for welcoming the internally displaced persons in the province. Politicians from other localities deserve brickbats for openly declaring that the IDPs are not welcome there. Why do we lack […]