Pakistan Humanitarian Background
- Calamities and Seasonal Affects
- Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response
  - Government

Pakistan Humanitarian Background

Disasters, Conflicts and Migration
Natural Disasters	Yes / No	Comments / Details
Drought	Yes	2006& 2013
Earthquakes	Yes	2005 Muzafarabad and KPA magnitude 7.6 loss of life 88,710+ people died. 2013 Awaran Balochistan Magnitude 7.8 loss of life 328 people died
Epidemics	n/a	n/a
Extreme Temperatures	n/a	n/a
Insect Infestation	n/a	n/a
Mudslides	Yes	Hunza Nagar 2010 (Gilgit Baltistan),
Volcanic Eruptions	n/a	n/a
High Waves / Surges	n/a	n/a
Wildfires	n/a	n/a
High Winds	n/a	n/a
Other Comments	n/a	n/a
Man-Made Issues
Civil Strife	Yes	War with India in 1965 ,1971 and (1999) (kargil conflict in kashmir)
International Conflict	Yes	2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Internally Displaced Persons	Yes	2009,2013 and 2014
Refugees Present	Yes	Afghan Refugees in 1978
Landmines / UXO Present	Yes	FATA (North and south Waziristan),
Other Comments	n/a	n/a

Flooding	Yes	20 major floods; in 1950,1956, 1957, 1959,1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. Total area affected 599,459 square kilometers.11,239 precious human lives lost. Rs39 billion loss to national economy (excluding 2014 floods}..

Flooding

Yes

20 major floods; in 1950,1956, 1957, 1959,1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

Total area affected 599,459 square kilometers.11,239 precious human lives lost. Rs39 billion loss to national economy (excluding 2014 floods}..

For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters:

EMDAT Website information on Pakistan

Calamities and Seasonal Affects

Seasonal Affects on Transport
Transport	Comments	From (month) to (month)
Primary Road Transport	Eid Holidays, Muharram, Ashura	July - Sept
Secondary Road Transport	Harvest Season of (Wheat, Cotton& Sugar Cane)	Apr – Jun-Sep-Dec
Rail Transport	No effect	n/a
Air Transport	Hajj	Mid Sep – Mid Nov
Waterway Transport	No effect	n/a

Seasonal effects on Storage and Handling (economic, social, climate...)
Activity	Comments	From <months> to <months>
Storge	n/a	n/a
Handling	n/a	n/a
Other	n/a	n/a

Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response

Government

NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) is the federal government body to respond to emergencies when officially declared. All Humanitarian efforts are coordinated through NDMA with GoP and PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority) at provincial levels.

For information on Pakistan Government contact details, please see the following link:

4.1 Pakistan Government Contact List