Islamabad, (Urduupoint / Pakistan Point News – 25th July 2025) On World Drowning Prevention Day, Pakistan experts joined the global call for swimming education, local water security programs, for the development of local water security programs and a national drowning strategy, which are an estimated 236,000 deaths that are on the top worldwide.
In a special conversation with a local news channel, the Director General of Emergency Service, Dr. Rizwan Naseer emphasized the immediate need to educate communities about swimming and water security.
He explains that many drowning events are unknown to lack of basic swimming skills and the dangers generated by natural water bodies.
Dr. Naseer highlighted the importance of understanding the department of the river, given that unexpected currency and unequal areas in rivers often catch people with guards.
He insisted that the structure training programs and Jagran Abhiyan are necessary to reduce events, especially the monsoon season and flood prices.
Dr. Rizwan Naseer revealed that the current monsoon season in Dungar Punjab, rescue 1122 responded to emergency situations related to drowning more than 19,000, out of which about 4,000 persons were successfully rescued, which many others were lost, who were often trying to save another person who tried to save from proper safety.
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He emphasized that most of these investment councils have been previewed with basic awareness and precaution.
Dr. Naseer urged the public to assess the depth of water before entering rivers or canals and emphasized the important importance of wearing a life jacket. He said that people should give priority to their safety before trying to help others in such dangerous situations.
On this occasion, Dr. Rizwan Naseer appeared to the public to be more aware about water security and safety of life. He emphasized the need to train youth and children in rural areas, where swimming education and water security awareness is limited.
Munir Ahmed, an environmental expert, highlighted the importance of swimming lessons for children under 14 as an important safety remedy.
He explains that drowning incidents, especially in flash floods, claim many lives every year. Such tragedies can be reduced by the position of water security equipment and rescue equipment at major locations near rivers, streams, lakes and coastal areas.
Additionally, Ahmed insisted that it is crustic to influence active security measures including swimming training for young ONS.
Flash floods, which often cause unnecessary loss of life, can be managed if the correct resources, such as the Emergen Gear and the trained person are strategically deployed to the water courses of the country.
Munir Ahmed also emphasized the need for increased awareness in Pakistan about both water safety and environmental protection.
He insisted that education about the effects of swimming skills, to suffer children, could be significantly reduced.
At the same time, he highlighted the important role of protection and natural results, not health ecosystems help reduce the effects of floods and other natural disasters.
Increasing awareness about these interconnected issues is important for the country to ensure a safe and more durable future, he concluded.
