International Mine Action Awareness day

(by: Fauzee Khan)

GHALANAI, April 4: Pakistan Red Crescent Mohmand with support of PRC FATA Peshawar celebrated International Day of Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action here on Wednesday at here Lower Mohmand Sub-Division Ekkaghund, people from different walks of life along with tribal elders, mine victim’s officials from different line departments will participate in the event.

Assistant Political Agent Ekkaghund Touseef Khalid, Tehsildar Khista Rehman, Tehsildar Riazul Haq, CBRE Educator PRC Mohmand Behlol Khan, Agency Officer Community Based Risk Education Afzal Khan, Agency Social Welfare Officer Ibrar Khan, Amputees with their elders from tehsil Ambar, Pindiali and Ekkaghund and Prang Ghar will also participate.

To commemorate this important day, the special theme for the day is 'To promote development and Safety'.

Behlol Khan Educator CBRE Program PRC Mohmand Branch said that PRC Mohmand Agency working on disaster preparedness, First Aid trainings, Emergency response taken on various times on the occasion of IED blasts in the area.

He said that First Aids Trainings were given to more than 350 Levies/Khassadars personnel as well to the local community in 2012-13 and 14.

21 bags (comprising of various Gifts) were distributed among the conflict victims’ amputees in Biazai, Safi and Amabr tehsil with coordination of local administration and elders of the area on world disable day.

He said that MRE main objectives are that to minimize the injuries of tribesmen occurring due to land mines and unexploded ordnances in the area.

 Khan said that Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is a statutory body constituted and governed by an “Act of Parliament”. It was founded in Pakistan on December 20,1947 by an order called” The Pakistan Red Cross Order” issued by Quaid-e- Azam, as Governor General of Pakistan and Founding President of the society.

“PRCS is a voluntary humanitarian organization, dedicated to improving lives of vulnerable peoples “said Anwar.

Behlol Khan told that Mohmand Agency PRCS Branch was established on Aug, 01, 2011.

Afzal Khan Agency Officer CBRE/VA said that the day observation to limelight the importance of Risk Awareness of the masses in reducing the number of person with disabilities/amputation caused by explosive ordnance. He said that it is the Mine Risk Education to enhance awareness about the Mine and unexploded ordinance.  

Addressing on the occasion as Chief Guest APA Touseef Khalid told PRC performing as great jobs in the shape of Community Based Risk Education in the conflict hit areas of Lower Mohmand which is appreciable.

He assured full cooperation from the local administration side and urged the tribal elders to strengthen the hands of PRCS staffs to aware all the tribesmen regarding mine awareness in the area.

APA said that tribal elders including he is the active volunteer and they have showed their active response in the time of any disaster in the area.

At the end of the function a walk was also held to aware the tribesmen regarding mines and special gifts were given to the amputees of the various areas of the agency.