The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) launched in 2004 from Lahore as a pilot project with 200 Rescuers; 06 Rescue Stations & 14 Ambulances has now developed into the largest emergency humanitarian service of Pakistan with infrastructure in all Districts of Punjab. The Service has won the trust of public by rescuing millions of emergency victims through its Emergency Ambulance; Rescue & Fire Services with average response time of 7 minutes. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has notified the Punjab Emergency Service as a Disaster Response Force, after witnessing excellent performance & commitment of the Service during catastrophic floods in 2010 in Punjab. Subsequently, the Home Department, Government of the Punjab, assigned flood relief function to Rescue 1122 and empowered the Service by providing material resources.

                   Furthermore, the incessant expansion of the Punjab Emergency Service in all Districts & 15 Tehsils of Punjab is the reward of highly enthralling performance & repute of the Punjab Government under dynamic leadership of Chief Minister, Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. In order to promote provincial harmony, the Punjab Government has provided technical assistance and training to the staff of other provinces including Khyber Pakhtunkhaw; Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Aman Foundation Karachi to replicate this emergency system in respective provinces. Likewise, under broad vision of the Chief Minister, Punjab, Rescue 1122 is establishing special Urban Search & Rescue Teams at Divisional Level in Punjab to manage disasters in future. Furthermore, the public may rest assure that Punjab Government is continuously providing proper funding & budget to this Service for purchase; replacement and maintenance of the Ambulances, Fire Vehicles, Water Bousers, Turntable Ladders, and all other related emergency equipment necessary for life safety.

                   I served Pakistan Army for 30 years from 1981 to 2011 and worked on major assignments of rescue & relief before joining Punjab Emergency Service in October, 2012, as a Director Administration. During this span of time, I expedited the expansion process in Districts & Tehsils and streamlined monitoring system of the Service. I assisted in construction of Pakistan’s first Modern Emergency Services Academy at Thokar Niaz Baig equipped with all necessary simulators of training of Medical; Fire, Rescue & Relief. Now, I have been entrusted by the Government of the Punjab to head this lifesaving Service as Director General and I have prioritised to work for establishment of Urban Search & Rescue Teams; early enforcement of Service Structure, welfare of the rescuers and to ensure continuous provision of swift emergency medical care to the victims of all natures of emergencies across the Punjab. I also wish all the rescuers should continue discharging their duties with honesty and enthusiasm with proactive approach of prevention of emergencies in order to establish disaster resilient and safer communities in Pakistan.