Rol
e of Civil Defence
The Civil Defence organization was established in Pakistanimmediately after it came into existence. The Civil DefenceAct, 1952, which has been amended from time to time,provides legal coverage to the Civil Defence activities. Under this Act the role of Civil Defence has been defined as: -“
Civil Defence
includes any measures not amounting toactual combat, for affording defence against any form of hostile attack by a foreign power or for depriving any form of hostile attack by a foreign power of its effect wholly or in part,whether such measures are taken before during or after thetime of the attack and includes remedial measures duringcalamity or disaster in peace time.”
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