On the directives of Secretary Emergency Services and Sitara-e-Imtiaz recipient Dr. Rizwan Naseer, Inter-Union Council Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) competitions were held at Ayub Bhai Hockey Stadium, Khushab, under the supervision of District Emergency Officer Ali Hussain. The event was organised as part of preparations for the International CERT Challenge, with trained teams from all tehsils of the district participating.
The primary objective of the competition was to select the best team from District Khushab for the International CERT Challenge scheduled to be held at the Emergency Services Academy, Lahore.
During the competition, participating teams demonstrated their practical skills in medical trauma response, water rescue, and the provision of immediate first aid to injured persons according to the severity and priority of their injuries in the event of an emergency or disaster. They also demonstrated safe evacuation techniques, including rescuing people trapped under debris following building collapses through load-lifting operations, as well as effective methods of controlling small- and large-scale fires.
On the occasion, District Emergency Officer Ali Hussain inspected the rescue exercises in detail and expressed satisfaction with the performance of all participating teams.
At the conclusion of the event, trophies were distributed among the winning teams in recognition of their outstanding performance in the various mock emergency exercises.
