Analyzing Difficulties of the Contingency Plan for the Disaster Response in Pakistan: a Case for the 2010 Floods

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ANALYZING DIFFICULTIES OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE IN PAKISTAN: A CASE FOR THE 2012 FLOODS By Ahmer Zaman Khan

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Lahore School of Economics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Finance

Lahore School of Economics

Barki Campus, Lahore 2013

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DECLARATION This is to certify that this thesis contains no material, which has been accepted for the reward to the candidate of any other degree or diploma, in any university or other institution or other institution. To the best of my knowledge the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where reference is made in the text of the thesis.

_________________________ Ahmer Zaman Khan

2 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL I certify that I have read ANALYZING DIFFICULTIES OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE IN PAKISTAN: A CASE FOR THE 2012 FLOODS by AHMER ZAMAN KHAN, and that this work meets the criteria for approving a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree at the Lahore School of Economics.

________________________________ Thesis Supervisor: Syed Toqueer Akhtar

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Acknowledgement First of all, I am grateful to my Parents, without their moral support this research paper was never a possibility. Then, I would acknowledge the efforts of my Research Instructor Syed Toqueer who guided me in my research process and make sure that I was able to put best of my abilities to produce this thesis. Thanks to Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for providing me with the relevant data to make my research possible. Finally, I am thankful to all my friends and fellow students who boosted my moral and gave me confidence at the time of difficulty to ensure that I remained focus on my research work.

4 AHMER ZAMAN KHAN LAHORE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, 2013 SYED TOQUEER AKHTER, MSC ECONOMICS,

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