Pakistan, China sign MoU to strengthen meteorological cooperation
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing Pakistan’s lightning warning capabilities and minimizing casualties and property damage caused by lightning disasters. The MoU was signed in Beijing by Sahibzad Khan, Director General of PMD, and Dr. Yaohua Li, Director of IEECAS, with the presence of officials from both countries. The agreement seeks to establish a VLF/LF lightning detection network in Pakistan, fostering collaboration in disaster management, environmental protection, climate change, and technology transfer. Pakistan expressed gratitude to China for its support in strengthening Pakistan’s disaster management capacity.
ISLAMABAD – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) was signed here, aimed at further strengthening collaborative activities in meteorology and climatology.
Sahibzad Khan, Director General of PMD, and Dr Yaohua Li, Director of IEECAS, signed the MoU. At the same time, Khan Muhammad Wazir, Science Counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, and Prof Tianhua Hong, Executive Director of the China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre on Earth Sciences, witnessed the MoU signing, according to China Economic Net (CEN).
Khan Muhammad Wazir, Science Counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, said that the purpose of the MoU is to initiate and promote the establishment of a VLF/LF lightning detection network in Pakistan to improve the lightning warning capability of PMD and to reduce the casualties and property losses caused by lightning disasters.
After the signing ceremony, Khan Muhammad Wazir thanked the Chinese side for its support in building the disaster management capacity of Pakistan.
He noted with satisfaction the growing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of environment protection, climate change, and disaster management through technology transfer, sharing of information, and capacity- building programmes.
CPEC’s Success Story: $25 Billion Invested Across 38 Completed Projects
ISLAMABAD: A total of 38 projects worth over $25 billion have been completed and 23 develo…
Pakistani, Chinese militaries to hold joint anti-terrorism exercise
The Western Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will send troops …
