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Challenges could only be coped with use of modern technology, says city nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal


CCPO Waseem Ahmed visits CDGK Command and Control Room:


December 27, 2009

By Irfan Aligi

KARACHI: The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi Waseem Ahmed alongwith SSP Dr Amin Yousuf Zai and other police officers visited City District Government Karachi’s (CDGK) Command and Control Room to witness the city’s digital monitoring facility on ninth of Muharram on Sunday.

The CCPO Karachi said that the law enforcement agencies particularly the Police have effectively used CDGK’s command and control system for eyeing on the routes of Muharram procession so as to ensure maximum protection to the citizens.

On the occasion, city nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal addressed the media and said that CDGK has facilitated city’s administration with 275 video cameras being installed on different location enroute while further 100 were in pipeline.

Kamal added that the purpose of establishing such a state of the art surveillance system was only for the citizens’ security amid escalating threats of terrorist activities. As yet, the authorities, law enforcement agencies, Capital City Police, elected legislators; CDGK and its officers and nazims have through a collective effort ensured peace and harmony in the city and throughout the routes where the surveillance system was available, inch-by-inch were being monitored constantly.

Kamal while talking to Daily Times said that every step would be taken to ensure complete harmony in the city and none would be allowed to disturb the city because this city is the backbone of country’s economy and people from every district, province and area of the country have lived here.

Kamal urged the citizens should also play their role and come forward to assist the government to ensure peace and so to send a message across the world that the Karachiites were lovers of peace and they hated the terrorists.

Kamal reminded that the present day challenges were of an era of internet technology and in order to cope with these challenges, it was imperative that the use of modern surveillance technology was guaranteed in full letter and spirit.

Kamal said that his party, Muttahidda Qaumi Movement was a liberal one and has a uniform policy for everyone. “The Haq Parasts believe in humanity and the have been catering to the citizens in strict accordance with the teachings of MQM Chief Altaf Hussein.

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