Safe City System Plays Key Role in Maintaining Law and Order in Balochistan

CM Bugti calls for modernising surveillance system as BSCA identifies 138 stolen vehicles, detects nine suspicious activities and provides 631 key pieces of evidence to police

Staff Report

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said that the Balochistan Safe City Authority (BSCA) is playing an effective role in establishing law and order situation in the provice, besides preventing crimes and protecting the lives and property of citizens.

Presiding over a high-level meeting of the Balochistan Safe City Authority (BSCA), CM Balochistan said that the effective use of modern technology could make the police response mechanism more effective by identifying crimes and suspicious activities in a timely manner.

The meeting reviewed in detail the performance of the Balochistan Safe City Authority, the surveillance system, crime prevention and issues related to increasing the capacity of the institution. IG Police Balochistan Muhammad Tahir Khan gave a detailed briefing to the meeting on the performance of the Balochistan Safe City Authority and various measures.

 The briefing was informed that through the effective surveillance system of Safe City, 138 stolen vehicles were identified from across the country, while timely detection of 9 suspicious activities helped in thwarting major terrorist acts. The meeting was informed that the Balochistan Safe City Authority provided 631 important evidences to the police related to various crime scenes, with the help of which the process of investigating crimes and reaching out to the accused was facilitated.

The briefing was further informed that 15 auxiliary emergency response services have been assigned to the CTD, which would help in making the response and communication between the relevant institutions more effective in emergency situations. While appreciating the performance of the Safe City Authority, Bugti said that the process of crime prevention should be further accelerated through modern technology and the surveillance system should be made compatible with modern requirements.

Meanwhile, CM Balochistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack on workers engaged in road construction in Saranan Bazaar area of Pishin district, saying that once again innocent Pakistanis were martyred as a target of terrorism, the terrorists have crossed all limits of humanity. Moreover, a renowned singer and artist Arif Bugti called on CM Balochistan. They discussed the issue of transmitting Balochistan’s folk culture, music and centuries-old folk tales to the new generation in a modern way during the meeting.

On the occasion, Bugti appreciated the efforts of singer Arif Bugti for presenting a song based on the folk tale “Samil” in a new and unique way. CM Balochistan stated that the culture, traditions, folk tales and music of Balochistan are an important part of the historical and cultural identity of the province, which need to be harmonized with modern requirements and highlighted in a positive way before the world.