Operation Madad (Pakistan Navy)

For the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami relief operation led by the Indian Navy with the same name, see Operation Madad (Indian Navy).
Operation Madad
Part of Emergency response to 2010 Pakistan floods
Satellite image of the Indus River at the time of floods.
TypeEmergency response
Location
Flood affected areas of Pakistan
Planned byPakistan Navy
ObjectiveSearch and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
DateJune 4, 2010 — February 2011
Executed byPakistan Navy

Operation Madad was a non-combative and assistance military operation commenced and executed by Pakistan Navy after the massive national floods hit the country. Its primary operations were to conduct SAR raids to support affected areas of Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan floods.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Madadwas the major and the largest naval operation commenced by the Pakistan Navy since the 1971 Naval conflict.

  1. ^ "Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa floods toll reaches 408". PakTribune. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Floods toll 800 as Punjab also hit". The News International. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "2.5 million affected by floods: Red Cross". The News International. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Rescue and relief work by armed forces in full swing". Dawn. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. ^ "PN's operation `Madad' continues in Sindh". Aaj News. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. ^ "PN extends rescue operation to Punjab". Dawn. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.