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LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Lieutenant General Khalid Nawaz Khan Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-i-Esaar (Retired) delivered a talk on leadership challenges likely to be confronted in disaster management. He set the perspective by giving an insight on the envisaged role of military in disasters under the constitutional framework. Based on the case study of Earthquake 2005, he highlighted the colossal challenges faced by the government/ military in aftermath of the catastrophe. Thereafter, he explained the conduct of relief and rescue operations by the Army in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. In the end, he identified certain leadership challenges in disasters and desired traits to mitigate them. Talk was followed by an interactive Questions and Answers session.