About Us

Pakistan Life Saving (PALS) is Pakistan’s premier beach rescue, water safety and drowning prevention authority.

PALS is Pakistan’s only water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority. We create a safe environment on Karachi’s beaches and coastline through patrols, education, training, public safety campaigns and the promotion of health and fitness.

PALS was born out of a necessity – a necessity to safeguard and protect the lives of all the beach going population of Pakistan. Prior to our inception in 2004, there used to be on average 250+ cases of drowning every year along the beaches of Karachi. PALS has been able to contain this drowning rate to ‘near zero’ since 2004 to date.

PALS is an internationally accredited lifeguarding establishment, representing Pakistan in the International Life Saving Federation (ILS). PALS is also a member of the Royal Life Saving Society of the UK and is closely associated with Surf Life Saving New Zealand.

8,000+

Rescues

10,552,333

Preventive Actions

7,686

First Aids

1,549

Children

Our History

PALS was founded by Reza Samad in 2004. An avid beach goer, Reza used to often hear from the coastal village folks, that people drowned almost every weekend. It became a standard expectation that on Independence Day of 14th August (a public holiday), at least 14 people would drown.

This had to be stopped… somehow!

While trying to figure out how a single person with a determination to stop the unnecessary drowning’s was playing on his mind, in 2003 Reza had a near death experience of his own while trying to rescue two of his friends from extremely rough seas in Karachi. Luckily for all involved, that rescue effort was a success and it took almost 2 hours of efforts to save his friends and himself. That was the final push needed to actively pursue setting up a lifesaving establishment in Karachi.

PALS Rescue

PALS Vision, Mission & Value

Our Mission

PALS is committed to the prevention of drowning and injury in the aquatic environment through the provision of life guarding, water safety and education services.

Our Values

Since its inception, PALS has set a high standard of values of deliverance

  • High standard of governance.
  • Responsiveness to the needs of the key stakeholders being sponsors and the community.
  • Operating with integrity, equality and accountability.
  • Innovative and constantly improving our services.
  • Operating as a team.
  • Accepting our role as the leader in aquatic safety services in Pakistan.
Our Vision

The vision of Pakistan Life Saving (PALS), is to be recognized as the leading aquatic safety service in Pakistan.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

We are here to safeguard and protect every Pakistani. Race, sect, ethnicity, religion, gender, age and social background is immaterial to us. We are here to protect and safeguard anyone and everyone that visits the beaches
and aquatic environments that we patrol.

Patrol Areas

PALS patrols most of the public beaches of Karachi.

PALS Patrol Areas

Beaches Covered

Beach Name Length
Sandpit (Himalya) 8 Km
Sandspit (Turtle Beach) 8 Km
Hawks Bay 6 Km
Hawks Bay 7 Km
French Beach 7 Km
Soneri Beach 8 Km
Mubarak Village 10 Km