A 35-member high-level Bangladeshi civil service delegation has visited the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) in Lahore, where it was briefed on advanced surveillance systems, artificial intelligence (AI), smart traffic management and the technologies used to enhance public safety.
The delegation comprised additional secretaries, joint secretaries, director generals and senior officials from various ministries in Bangladesh. The Chief Administrative Officer of Safe Cities, Kamran Hameed, welcomed the visiting officials and arranged a tour of different departments of the authority.
During the visit, the delegation observed the surveillance system operated through Safe City cameras, along with traffic management and emergency response mechanisms. Officials explained how the camera network is monitored around the clock and how it supports the police in responding to incidents across the city.
The Managing Director of Safe Cities, Muhammad Ahsan Younas, gave the Bangladeshi officials a detailed briefing on the authority’s operations, its technological infrastructure and the Smart Safe Cities programme. The delegation was informed that Punjab’s surveillance network comprises 43 Smart Safe City Centres across the province.
The briefing also highlighted plans to expand the smart surveillance network to the tehsil level under the vision of the Punjab chief minister, so that smaller towns can also benefit from camera-based monitoring and faster emergency response.
The visiting officials were briefed on AI-powered surveillance, facial recognition technology and smart traffic management systems. Officials said the authority’s advanced AI systems were helping identify criminals, detect suspicious activities and support police operations in the province.
The delegation also received briefings on AI-based crime analytics, number plate recognition and the modern virtual patrolling system. It was further informed about the authority’s international ISO certifications related to AI governance and information security.
The visit offered the Bangladeshi officials a first-hand look at how Punjab is using technology for urban safety, and officials on both sides discussed the working of the Safe Cities model during the tour.
Officials told the delegation that the camera network and the supporting software allow control-room staff to watch traffic flow, spot congestion and flag unusual activity, and that the same system feeds into emergency response so that police and rescue teams can be directed to an incident more quickly.
The briefing also covered the authority’s work on virtual patrolling, in which operators monitor public places through cameras rather than relying only on physical patrols, and on number plate recognition, which helps trace vehicles linked to crime or traffic violations. The delegation was told that these tools are already in use across the province’s Safe City centres.
