Operation Madad was a non-combative and assistance military operation commenced and executed by Pakistan Navy after the massive national floods hit the country. Its primary operations were to conduct SAR raids to support affected areas of Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan floods.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Madadwas the major and the largest naval operation commenced by the Pakistan Navy since the 1971 Naval conflict.
| Operation Madad | |
|---|---|
| Part of Emergency response to 2010 Pakistan floods | |
 Satellite image of the Indus River at the time of floods. | |
| Type | Emergency response |
| Location | Flood affected areas of Pakistan |
| Planned by | Pakistan Navy |
| Objective | Search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction |
| Date | June 4, 2010 — February 2011 |
| Executed by | Pakistan Navy |
Bases and Operations
editThe naval bases that were involved and served as the major bases in Operation Madad.[7]
- PNS Ahsan in Gwader — served as the Operation Commander Center for affectees of Balochistan Province.
- PNS Makran — served as air hub for the naval air aviation
- Jinnah Naval Base — supervised the entire operation
- PNS Mehran — provided air operations in Sindh Province.
Operation
editVice-Admiral Abass Raza, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of Naval Operations, state that:"[A]ll assets of Pakistan Navy have been made safe and secured in case the cyclone ‘Phet’ hits the coastal areas of Karachi and parts of Balochistan.[8]
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir personally supervised the operation.
References
edit- ^ "Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa floods toll reaches 408". PakTribune. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Floods toll 800 as Punjab also hit". The News International. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "2.5 million affected by floods: Red Cross". The News International. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Rescue and relief work by armed forces in full swing". Dawn. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "PN's operation `Madad' continues in Sindh". Aaj News. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "PN extends rescue operation to Punjab". Dawn. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "'Madad': A Daring, Determined, Defiant Operation". Global Defence Insight.
- ^ "Navy launches Operation Madad". The Nation (Pakistan). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.