Case Study

In History nature has brought many destructive changes all over the world, in the form of earthquake, volcanoes, storms, floods etc. These changes cause huge loss of economic as well as human lives.

In year 2010 one of the most dangerous floods came in Pakistan and brought a lot of massive destructions. In Pakistan one of the badly affected areas by floods are District D I Khan and District Tank. The unique and worst thing about these floods was that,it brought a large number of unexploded war material from Afghanistan and South Waziristan agency which is war contaminated.

Muhammad Iqbal son of Muhammad Rastabaz is one unlucky person which is affected recently by explosives mine floated in flood to the area of Budh Union council Yarak district D I Khan. He has been targeted by Anti Personnel Mine while he was tending animals in village Budh. After hearing about this accident I personally reached to District Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ) where he was admitted in Male Orthopedic ward. I took interview from him, he narrated his story as:

“My name is Muhammad Iqbal. I am 22 years old and I belong to village girot union council yarak. On 29 October2010 at 5pm I was tending animals with my friends in neighboring village budh. It was known to me that flood has brought explosives but I was not properly informed by its safe behavior and its impacts, I didn’t take it serious and become careless. During tending animals I damned care and suddenly I stepped on something which blasted loudly and I was in all sense. I can’t forget that time when villagers rushed me to the hospital and how I lost my left leg from the knee down. By this incident I am with one limb. If I had information and awareness this would not have happened to me” he adds.

He became happy after informing him that I am educating People about Mine Risk Education and their activities in these affected areas “he said that my other fellows also used to tend animals in these dangerous areas and I am worried about them that how to inform them about these dangerous things now you people should inform them about the threats and aware them regarding its safe behaviors.”

“He appreciated the role; working on noble cause” he adds.

Causes of incident:

He was unaware regarding safe behaviors which must be adopted.

He was careless and didn’t take threats of dangerous areas seriously.

Thanks.

Reported by

Furqan Khan