KP Police Links Anti-Drone Systems, Surveillance Drones With Safe City Peshawar Command Center

Live monitoring of CTD operations, police actions across province now possible from central command; drone guns deployed in southern districts, SUPARCO roped in for remote internet connectivity

PESHAWAR : In a major technological leap, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has integrated all police Anti-Drone Systems and surveillance drones across the province with the Safe City Peshawar Command and Control Center, enabling centralized live monitoring and control of operations.

The development has been made on the special instructions and personal interest of Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed to align traditional policing with modern technology and strengthen security surveillance.

According to official details, under the new integrated system:

– Capability for timely detection and neutralization of hostile quadcopters and drones will be significantly improved
– Live video and surveillance footage from any police surveillance drone in any district of the province can now be monitored directly from Safe City Peshawar Command Center
– Surveillance drones linked to Safe City can also be controlled from the central command
– Live monitoring of police operations, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) actions, and surveillance drone feeds across KP is now centralized

*DEPLOYMENT COMPLETED:*

Project Director Safe Cities Khyber Pakhtunkhwa DIG Ijaz Ahmed, while briefing print and electronic media at Safe City Command and Control Center Peshawar, revealed:

> “Anti-Drone Systems in Peshawar and other cities have been linked with the Safe City Command and Control Center. Live monitoring of CTD and other police operations across the province has been made possible through Safe City Peshawar, which will help make monitoring, timely information sharing and coordination between different units more effective.”

He further disclosed that modern Anti-Drone Systems have been installed in *Peshawar, D.I. Khan, Lakki Marwat, Tank and Bannu* including several southern districts to counter evolving warfare threats.

For remaining remote and sensitive areas, *special Anti-Drone guns have been provided to police*.

> “The aim of recent measures is to further improve the capability of timely identification and neutralization of potential threats posed by enemy quadcopters and drones,” DIG Ijaz Ahmed clarified.

*CENTRALIZED COMMAND:*

DIG Ijaz Ahmed said that along with linking Anti-Drone Systems, monitoring and control of all police surveillance drones has been made part of the central system.

> “Now during police operation in any area, live video obtained through drone will reach the central Command and Control Center, which will help keep senior police officers directly informed about the ground situation and enable effective monitoring of operations.”

*CONNECTIVITY CHALLENGE:*

Acknowledging a key challenge, DIG Ijaz Ahmed said non-availability of internet in some remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a hurdle for the technology-based system.

> “To solve this problem, steps are being taken in cooperation with SUPARCO so that internet and communication facilities can be provided in those areas as well and police field operations can be connected with the central Command and Control system.”

*OFFICIAL STANCE:*

DIG Ijaz Ahmed termed the integrated use of modern technology, drone surveillance, Anti-Drone Systems and central monitoring as a force multiplier:

> “Integrated use will further strengthen operational capability, security surveillance and timely response system of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.”

> “Recent measures are the result of IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed’s vision to build policing on modern lines through modern technology and his special interest in this regard.”

> “Making the policing system more effective, integrated and modern by using modern technology is an important need of the time and Safe Cities Project is providing modern technical assistance to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police in this regard.”

The Safe Cities Project is currently providing modern technical assistance to KP Police for this transformation.