Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz set a strict three-month implementation timeline and approved Rs1.7 billion to equip duty officers with recording systems and panic buttons.
- The plan deploys 14,000 body-worn cameras and 700 panic buttons across the province, with at least 10 officers per police station to be issued bodycams.
- Reforms include in-principle approval for audio and video recording of investigations and an online FIR system for tracking cases and registering lost documents, alongside the Traffic Police One App and Safe City monitoring tools.
- Police are directed to address citizens respectfully as “Sir/Sahib” or “Madam/Sahiba,” improve body language, undergo refresher training, and expand mobile police stations to reach women who cannot visit stations.
- Officials reported a 48% decline in overall crime and up to an 80% drop in major offences, while media accounts conflicted on response times, citing either 80 minutes or eight minutes.