Punjab Implements Camera-Based Security Model for Schools

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Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the concerned authorities to install surveillance cameras outside all schools and educational institutions across the province to strengthen security measures.

Chairing a meeting on Monday, the CM instructed Punjab Police to conduct mock security exercises in collaboration with the School Education Department and made the deployment of security guards, strict entry checks, and functional CCTV cameras mandatory for all educational institutions. She also ordered the registration of drivers and staff of inter-provincial buses entering Punjab.

CM Maryam Nawaz further directed police and law enforcement agencies to coordinate with Motorway Police for enhanced security and called for improved digital monitoring in parks. She instructed the Punjab Safe City Authority to review the functionality of cameras across the province and ensure complete CCTV coverage in all major cities, including Lahore and Rawalpindi.

She also ordered that CCTV cameras installed in homes and markets be linked with the Safe City system to enable quick identification of anti-social elements, along with the continuation of combing operations.

The CM further directed district administrations to engage with citizens from other provinces residing in Punjab and compile computerized records in coordination with community elders, while also identifying illegal Afghan residents.

CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif stressed that no major public place should remain without digital surveillance. “I will not rest until Punjab is made the safest province,” she said, urging citizens to stay alert and report any suspicious activity to helpline 15.

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She expressed satisfaction with the overall law and order situation and directed police and law enforcement agencies to continue working with a missionary spirit.

Security SOPs Ordered for Schools

Strict implementation of security SOPs has been ordered for all government and private schools in Punjab. An 8-foot-high boundary wall with barbed-wire fencing has been made mandatory for all schools.

According to School Education Department sources, security guards, CCTV cameras, and webcams have also been made compulsory in all schools.

Likewise, metal detectors and panic buttons will be installed at the main entrance, while staff supervision and the presence of security personnel will be mandatory at school entry gates.