KARACHI: In a fresh development, the Sindh police have sought support from the provincial government to acquire modern and high-tech vehicle scanners for exit and entry points of the province and key spots across Karachi to keep a check on suspicious vehicles carrying arms and explosives entering and leaving the city.
The proposal is also designed to modernise the concept of snap-checking in urban policing that usually cause nuisance to road users, a top official told Dawn on Saturday.
The plan has been forwarded to the finance department of the province and the law enforcement agency is now waiting for a final nod.
The proposal was conceived more than a year ago. It came to light again after the recent surge of crimes in Karachi and reports of movement of snatched vehicles by carjackers carrying arms from the city to other parts of the country.
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“We have sought installation of modern high-tech vehicle scanners on key exit and entry points of the province and there are some six such points,” the top official added.
“We also want scanners within Karachi. Those scanners are compact and not of those kinds which are installed or put in place on highways. They are moveable, easy to handle and need only a couple of people to operate. These machines are used for scanning moving vehicles without creating a scene on roads. In Karachi we have proposed at least 10 compact and smart scanners...
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