Pakistan Rescue Team gets UN INSARAG certification.

Lahore -- The Pakistan Rescue Team has emerged as the first UN Certified Urban Search and Rescue Team in South Asia.

'After clearing classification and evaluation process, the Pakistan Rescue Team (PRT) stood tall amongst the world elite as an officially-UN Certified Urban Search and Rescue Team ,' Winston Chang, Representative from UN OCHA INSARAG Secretariat, Geneva, announced on Thursday.

According to a handout, the announcement was made at a ceremony at Governor's House. Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar, his wife Parveen Sarwar and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and rescuers and officials concerned attended the event. INSARAG is the official certifying body of United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA).

In his address, Governor Sarwar congratulated the Pakistan Rescue Team . 'Rescue 1122 has added yet another feather to its cap. It is an honour for Pakistan to become the first United Nations INSARAG certified team in South Asia.

Governor greets nation, team for achievement

The governor welcomed all the UN Classifiers from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Jordan and UN-INSARAG Secretariat in Geneva, UN Country Representative, Representatives of National Disaster Management Authority, Dr Rizwan Naseer Founder of Rescue Services in Pakistan and all team members. He also acknowledged the support of UN OCHA and INSARAG Secretariat and UN-OCHA...