The Punjab Police IT Wing hosted an interactive session on recent developments and practical applications of artificial intelligence at Darsgah, located within the Central Police Office in Lahore, bringing together senior officers and technical staff to examine how emerging technologies can be integrated into public safety and digital policing operations. The session formed part of the department’s continued efforts to build internal awareness and capacity around artificial intelligence tools relevant to modern law enforcement work.
The session was chaired by Deputy Inspector General for Information Technology Mansoor-ul-Haq Rana, and brought together key officers, Additional Inspectors General and the department’s core information technology team to explore how artificial intelligence methodologies, cloud security practices and automated workflows can be applied within policing and public safety contexts. The discussion aimed to give attending officers a clearer understanding of how these technologies could support day to day operations, ranging from data management and security to the automation of routine administrative and investigative processes.
Muhammad Zunnurain Hussain, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sciences at Bahria University Lahore, served as the session’s guest speaker, delivering a walkthrough of modern artificial intelligence frameworks and practical implementation strategies relevant to civic technology applications. His session was intended to bridge the gap between academic research on artificial intelligence and its practical deployment within government and public sector institutions, giving officers exposure to frameworks and approaches that could inform future technology adoption within the department.
The Punjab Police IT Wing described the session as reflecting its continued commitment to ongoing learning and the upgrading of its technological infrastructure, with officials framing the effort as part of a broader push toward building a safer and more digitally capable policing environment across the province. The emphasis on artificial intelligence, cloud security and automated workflows points to a wider recognition within the department that modern policing increasingly depends on technical capabilities that extend well beyond traditional law enforcement training, requiring officers and technical staff to stay current with rapidly evolving digital tools and methodologies.
The session adds to a broader pattern of engagement between Pakistani law enforcement agencies and academic institutions, as police departments across the country increasingly look to build internal expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital forensics. Sessions of this kind reflect a growing acknowledgment among public sector institutions that effective digital transformation requires not only the acquisition of new technology but also sustained investment in training personnel to understand and apply these tools effectively within their operational context, particularly as policing work continues to intersect more closely with digital infrastructure and data driven decision making.
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