KARACHI, July 11: Police have finalized plans for the installation of ‘surveillance cameras’ at important points in the city to control crime and to regulate traffic.

This was stated by Sindh Police Chief Syed Kamal Shah at a briefing to Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind in the Central Police Office on Thursday.

He said about 100 cameras would be needed for installation, which would begin soon.

He told the chief secretary that initially these cameras would be installed on selected roads, hotels, restaurants and important buildings.

Syed Kamal Shah said that as part of a drive against noise pollution, some 28,000 rickshaws plying in the city would be told to use silencers of international specification. This work would start this month and it would take six months to complete.

The IG said a Central Selection Board had been constituted for carrying out recruitment on merit and in a transparent manner.

He told the chief secretary that the Anti-Car Lifting Cell had been reorganized to curb the menace of car lifting and snatching.

The IG also briefed the chief secretary on the functioning and performance of the Sindh police.

The IG briefed him on police security provided at the airport, mosques, imambargahs, churches, temples, diplomatic missions, important foreign installations and important individuals. He said this security system was under constant monitoring for further improvement.

Chief Secretary K.B. Rind emphasise on restoring the public confidence in the police and said it would help in getting voluntarily public cooperation.—APP