Single emergency helpline 911 to be launched in Pakistan

According to details, the single emergency service will launch in the first week of October 2021.

The Prime Minister was given an update about the Universal Pakistan Emergency Helpline during a meeting with the officers of ministries of interior, information technology and telecommunication.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Shehbaz Gill, Secretary Interior, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Chairman NADRA, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Director General National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), Director General National Information Technology Board (NITB) and others.

The Prime Minister instructed the relevant officials that all hurdles for launching the service should be removed.

The premier stressed that protection of life and property of people is basic responsibility of the government.