The Islamabad administration made e-tags mandatory for all vehicles operating in the capital on November 17. Vehicles already equipped with m-tag will not be required to obtain the new tag.
To enhance security and make the federal capital safer, the district administration has decided that every vehicle on Islamabad’s roads must have an e-tag. The requirement applies to all vehicles registered in Islamabad as well as other provinces.
Naqvi has sought a comprehensive plan to transform Islamabad Safe City into a Capital Smart City.
Mohsin Naqvi, along with Minister of State Talal Chaudhry, visited the Safe City headquarters, where the interior minister reviewed the city’s monitoring system on the digital wall and observed public order measures being implemented through modern technology. He also inspected security surveillance at the special Chinese desk in the control room.
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An important meeting was held at the Safe City headquarters under the chairmanship of the interior minister, during which measures for the protection of citizens’ lives and property were reviewed. Mohsin Naqvi directed that work on the Capital Smart City project be accelerated and that civic services such as Rescue 1122, traffic management, security and the Capital Development Authority be integrated into a central system.
The interior minister said the scope of the Capital Smart City initiative would be expanded across the country, with Islamabad adopted as a model to make it the safest city. He added that reforms in the Safe City project and the effective use of technology were an urgent need.
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The Islamabad Inspector General of Police gave a detailed briefing on the transition from Safe City to Capital Smart City, noting that the use of Safe City cameras during Muharram had helped save time and resources. The meeting was attended by the federal interior secretary, the Chief Commissioner Islamabad, the Additional Deputy Commissioner General, and other senior officials.