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Pakistan Tightens Enforcement and Fast-Tracks Disaster-Tech Upgrades as Security Operation Lauded

Authorities are pairing visible policing with new monitoring systems to strengthen services before future floods.

Overview

  • Islamabad police said they recovered six stolen and tampered vehicles worth about Rs180 million and the FIA deported five Afghan passengers at Torkham for using fake or improper travel documents.
  • Rawalpindi Development Authority reported removing encroachments on Chakri Road and sealing approximately 50 commercial units operating without required commercialization.
  • WASA leadership in Punjab approved moving disposal stations and tube wells onto SCADA, launching a central monitoring dashboard and installing digital rain gauges before the next monsoon, with consumer geotagging and real-time banked billing to boost revenue.
  • SPARCO stated it had warned provinces ahead of recent flooding and announced plans to launch three satellites within six months to improve monitoring and early warning.
  • Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani publicly praised the Karak operation in which security forces killed 17 militants, calling for zero tolerance toward terrorists and facilitators, while India’s Asia Cup win over Pakistan was followed by reports the team declined to receive the trophy from ACC President Mohsin Naqvi.