Islamabad: The delegates belonging to sixty-five countries comprising ambassadors, deputy heads of mission, and senior diplomats of foreign countries, including forty of Pakistan's missions abroad, visited the National Emergencies Operation Center at NDMA Headquarters in Islamabad today.
According to Radio Pakistan, during the visit, they were briefed about Pakistan's proactive disaster management framework. Senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present on the occasion. Chairman NDMA Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik presented a comprehensive overview of Pakistan's transition to a proactive, technology-driven disaster management system, emphasizing the importance of strengthening international cooperation in disaster risk reduction.
He highlighted that these indigenously developed systems enable anticipatory actions, informed decision-making, and coordinated responses across all tiers of governance. The Chairman NDMA also shared ongoing efforts to extend technical expertise, early warning solutions, and capacity-building support to partner countries, underscoring readiness for collaboration in National Emergencies Operation Center replication, data sharing, joint training, and coordinated responses to shared risks.
He also informed the forum about ongoing progress on Memorandum of Understanding related to proactive disaster management and climate resilience. The NDMA team briefed participants on its Disaster Early Warning and Technology Ecosystem, showcasing advanced operational dashboards, integrated digital platforms, and real-time monitoring capabilities at the NEOC.
The delegates were also given a detailed demonstration of Pakistan Disaster Lens 2026, a flagship platform offering high-resolution forecasts and risk analytics to support precision-based preparedness and response planning. The briefing also covered NDMA's public outreach initiatives, including mobile-based early warning dissemination and the launch of the Global Disaster Early Warning Application, designed to provide information on global hazard calendars, Comprehensive International Simulation Exercises, global best practices, and Sustainable Development Goals performance.
The visiting dignitaries commended Pakistan's advancements in proactive disaster management and acknowledged the importance of technology integration, regional collaboration, and knowledge exchange in addressing climate-induced disasters. They expressed interest in strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation with NDMA in early warning systems, disaster preparedness, and capacity development.
Representatives from Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Ivory Coast, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Germany, Austria, Japan, Thailand, Canada, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Rwanda, Myanmar, Belgium, Somalia, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, Russia, Syria, Jordan, China, Czech Republic, Brazil, Ireland, Argentina, Trkiye, Cambodia, Egypt, Kuwait, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Ghana, United States, Yemen, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Qatar, and Bulgaria attended the briefing session.