From Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI: In an effort to control crimes and improve the law and order situation in Karachi, Sindh Rangers on Sunday announced to launch a new mobile application.
According to a spokesperson of Rangers, the new app will help the law enforcers in giving quick response in case of any emergency in the metropolis. He maintained that people can now alert the law enforcers by the app.
In case of any emergency or untoward situation, a citizen can send a message to the system through the app and it will be received at the rangers’ control room, he said, adding that the complainant’s data, identity, and his location will also be received at the central command.
Meanwhile, the message will be conveyed to the nearest Rangers’ mobile and officials for rapid action. Initially, the app will be provided to educational institutions, banks, hospitals, business communities and other sectors, the spokesperson added. The application will be available to hospitals, banks, educational institutes, business communities and individuals from other walks of life, according to the statement.
However, the facility could not be provided to everyone in a city of tens of millions of people, it said. An organisation or individual registered with the SOS alert app will be able to alert the Rangers about any emergency. Officials at the Rangers control room would then send the nearest patrol to the site of emergency. The app aims to improve the sense of security among the masses by developing an intelligence-sharing network in the city.
