Pakistan marks Resilience Day with call for earlier disaster preparation

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan marked National Resilience Day on Thursday with renewed calls to prepare for disasters before they strike, as national messages remembered the victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake. The anniversary links remembrance with the continuing work of reducing risk and strengthening emergency response.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official message described resilience as a national responsibility and paid tribute to people affected by catastrophic events.