Security enhancement: Police to introduce mobile app

Authorities have been asked to put the system in place before schools resume

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police is all set to introduce smart phone based emergency alert system as a part of its efforts to ensure effective security of schools as well as hospitals situated under Islamabad Capital Territory.

The access to this smart phone based system will be given to the administrative staff of 422 government and 1,200 private schools, colleges as well as universities.

IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan will personally review arrangements to design and deploy the system, directions for which have been conveyed to IT department for making this system functional before the educational institutes resume on January 12, 2015.

The system will be directly connected to the Police Control, Rescue 15 and with numbers of senior officers. Administration of the institutions will be able to send emergency alert in no time in case of any untoward situation.

The IGP said that security of Islamabad was enhanced and various teams headed by 37 DSPs and inspectors will coordinate with the administration of educational institutions to brief all stakeholders regarding the present security situation.

Khan said that police have decided to introduce the mobile and software based logging service with a purpose to ensure better use of latest technology in security affairs.

He said that the police would be made more responsive through introduction of this strictly supervised tool and its efficiency towards security matter will improve.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 3^rd, 2015.