AIOU inks MoU to promote disaster awareness

Islamabad: Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC), Allama Iqbal Open University in collaboration with Islamabad Fire Brigade, Rescue 1122, and the welfare organisation Sheher Saaz, organised a seminar on International Disaster Day.

The event emphasised disaster awareness, showcasing fire extinguishing, injury transport by the Fire Brigade, and a live CPR demonstration by Rescue 1122. During the ceremony, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Sheher Saaz and AIOU to launch an awareness campaign about disaster prevention.

The university’s Registrar, Raja Umar Younas, and Sheher Saaz’s Executive Director, Almas Shakoor, signed the agreement. Speaking at the event, Professor Dr. Syed Amir Shah, director administration emphasised that humans, as Allah’s vicegerents, achieve true greatness by helping others and find deep satisfaction in serving during difficult times.

Almas Shakoor, executive director of Sheher Saaz, emphasised their disaster awareness campaigns in educational institutions, highlighting the importance of preparedness to reduce loss. Sheher Saaz also donated first-aid kits to the university’s medical centre. Participant Bibi Yasmeen shared a story of rescuing a bird, later linking the act to divine protection when she narrowly averted a kitchen fire.