PESHAWAR
Provincial Caretaker Minister for Prisons, Social Welfare and Relief, Justice Retired, Irshad Qaisar on Tuesday visited offices of Rescue 1122, Social Welfare Department and Dar-ul-Aman in Mardan and inspected provision of facilities.
She also met with children in Dar-ul-Aman and listened to their problems. He appreciated performance of staff and directed District Social Welfare Officer to resolve problems of children.
Afterwards, she visited Rescue 1122 district office in Mardan where she was given briefing about performance of the department during emergency situations and operational matters of Rescue 1122. She assured cooperation to rescue workers and urged public to avoid fake calls to save time and energies of rescue staff.
Rescue 1122 is an emergency service that serves Punjab Province, KPK Province, Balochistan Province, Sindh Province, Gilgitbaltistan and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The service is accessed by calling 1122 from any phone in Pakistan.
Initially it was established under the 2006 Punjab Emergency Service (Pervaiz Elahi was the Chief Minister of Punjab) Act to provide management of emergencies such as fire, rescue and emergency medical services. The Punjab Emergency Council and District Emergency Boards have been constituted to ensure management and prevention of emergencies and to recommend measures for mitigation of hazards endangering public safety. Dr Rizwan Naseer is the current Director General of Rescue 1122 Pakistan.
In more advanced developing countries, establishing ambulance transport systems is more feasible, but still requires considerable expertise and planning. Prior to 2004, Pakistan did not have an organized emergency medical system.
