LAHORE: The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has installed 1,900 kilometre fibre optics in the provincial metropolis up until now. The PSCA is the exclusive security organisation in Pakistan with its own advanced 4G-Long Term Evolution communication system in place. These views were expressed by the PSCA Chief Administration Officer Muhammad Kamran Khan during the visit of upper echelon telecom veterans to PPIC3, PSCA on Tuesday. The 18-member delegation comprised of vice president, senior directors and officers from various flanks of telecom provider Telenor Pakistan. The delegation was apprised of functions and structure of the premier project of PSCA by Muhammad Kamran and both operation commanders of PPIC3. The delegation was informed about the various arms and functionings of the project dealing in 15 operations, police dispatch unit, video control unit, media monitoring unit and the PSCA insignia cam-surveillance Operations Management Center. The CAO briefed the delegation with audio visual presentations on various objectives, operational approaches and response mechanism – employed together – that ensure optimum performance. The telecom delegation highly appreciated the technologies and practices in place as were demonstrated to them in details. They showed keen interest in the unprecedented Facial Recognition Technology buttressed with swift and automated police interception protocols. They termed PPIC3 a monumental achievement towards integrated policing in Punjab. “It is a moment of national pride to see the youths working along the latest technologies and advanced gadgets,” conveyed the delegation. The telecom fraternity was later awarded with shields and souvenirs from the management of PSCA. PSCA’s premier project PPIC3 is a consolidated hub of integrated policing regulating swift Emergency & Police responses including, but not limited to, intelligent traffic management, dispatch of Punjab police, PRU and Dolphin Force, 1122 Emergency Response, Criminal Identification/Investigations, virtual surveillance and Media Monitoring. Published in Daily Times, April 25th 2018.