At present 1,905 cameras are installed on different roads, highways, sensitive installations and markets, says official. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have requested the interior ministry to increase the number of CCTV cameras and manpower for the Safe City Project.
Talking to
Dawn, an official of the police on condition of anonymity said officials of the Islamabad Safe City Project had sought an additional 4,000 cameras in the city.
“The Safe City Project was approved a decade ago and since then the capital has expanded and its population increased sharply,” the official said, adding at present 1,905 cameras are installed on different roads, highways, important and sensitive installations and markets.