Maryam Nawaz inaugurates CM Crime Surveillance Unit in Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif formally inaugurated the CM Crime Surveillance Unit on Friday. It is meant to strengthen crime monitoring and improve police performance across the province.

The unit will digitally monitor smart policing at district, circle and police station levels. Under the system, the performance of DPOs, DSPs and SHOs will be analysed, and up-to-date crime data from every Punjab police station will be available with a single click.

Unit head Usman Tahir briefed the chief minister on how the system works. Data on 20 different crime categories will be compiled at the unit, and experts there will prepare immediate data analysis reports.

The system will also track citizens' complaints and applications to check that they are resolved on time. It will allow action against officials in cases of unnecessary delay. According to Express News, the unit will also identify social media posts considered worth attention under national security requirements.

Maryam Nawaz directed the IG Punjab to prepare a police reform plan and ensure proper use of police station record management data. She expressed displeasure over complaints of unjustified delay in registering FIRs, and directed an immediate response to negative propaganda against the police.

She said the unit would make the campaign against crime more effective, and said: "We aim to make Punjab free from all forms of crime." She also said the actions of a few individuals should not be used to question the performance of the entire police force.

The chief minister welcomed the reported downward trend in crime in Punjab following police reforms.