Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Pakistan will soon launch a state of the art three digit ‘National Emergency Helpline’ similar to United States and many other developing countries which would improve women safety and other emergency situations
This was stated by the Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister Delivery Unit (PMDU) Adil Saeed Safi Friday. Talking to media on Friday, Adil Saeed said that government was all set to launch ‘National Emergency Helpline’ similar to the 911 helpline in the United States, on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He assured that National emergency number would give across the board response to every citizens living in far flung areas of the country in case of any emergency.
He said PMDU was holding various meetings with other telephonic companies and taking them on board to ensure the smooth implementation of this service.
He said the decision was taken in wake of the recent motorway incident where a women along with her children suffered tragic situation as no help reached her due to unavailability of emergency services in place.
Safi explained that a separate network would be established for the ‘National Emergency Helpline’ accessible from all across the country.
