The Sindh Inspector General of Police has established a high-level committee to oversee the comprehensive modernisation of the provincial police force through artificial intelligence systems and drone-based aerial surveillance, marking one of the most structured technology-driven reform initiatives undertaken by any provincial police service in Pakistan. Additional Inspector General Iqbal Dara will chair the committee, which also includes the Deputy Inspectors General of establishment and West Zone, Additional Inspectors General of state management and finance, and the East Zone investigation member.
The committee’s mandate spans several interconnected areas of modernisation. On the aerial surveillance front, it will assess the operational requirements for drone units capable of conducting real-time surveillance across Sindh, with the objective of forming a dedicated drone operations wing within the police service. The use of drones for law enforcement has gained significant traction globally and within Pakistan, with Punjab Safe Cities Authority having deployed drone monitoring for the Eid cleanliness campaign and the Punjab government also considering satellite-based systems for construction violation detection. For Sindh Police, a dedicated drone operations wing would provide aerial intelligence capabilities that are particularly valuable in managing large-scale events, monitoring border areas, and responding to public order situations across the province’s diverse urban and rural geography.
The committee will also review requirements for an artificial intelligence division, a cybercrime wing, and specialised investigation and security forces designed to address the emerging law enforcement challenges that conventional policing structures are not equipped to handle. As digital fraud, online financial crime, and technology-enabled criminal activity continue to grow across Pakistan, the establishment of a dedicated cybercrime wing within Sindh Police would provide a structured institutional response to a category of crime that is currently handled in a fragmented and under-resourced manner at the provincial level. The proposed artificial intelligence division would support data-driven policing, predictive analysis, and the integration of digital intelligence into investigation and response workflows across the force.
A professional media and strategic communication team is also among the proposed new units, reflecting a broader objective to modernise how Sindh Police engages with the public and manages its communications in an era where social media, misinformation, and real-time public perception management have become critical dimensions of effective policing. The committee will conduct a technical review to identify staffing needs for each proposed wing, including the recruitment of information technology experts and other professionally skilled personnel into policing roles, and will develop a structured framework to guide the transfer or direct recruitment of officers into these specialist positions in a systematic and planned manner.
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