LAHORE: Punjab government has launched ‘Women Safety smartphone app on Wednesday.
The app has been launched by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Special Monitoring Unit (SMU) in collaboration with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority and the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW).
The smartphone app carries a special button for women’s safety that provides access to the PCSW helpline (1043), SMU’s Women-on-Wheels campaign, and the Police, allowing users to mark unsafe spaces.
Head of Special Monitoring Unit on Law and Order Salman Sufi said that the concerned department would respond immediate on just pressing a button.
He said that usage of the app will help in providing protection to women.
PCSW chairperson Fauzia Viqar added that the app includes a button connecting the app with the Punjab Women’s Helpline that provides information on available laws and services for women and addresses complaints of inaction or discrimination by other government institutions.
The app will allow women to notify Police Integrated Command, Control and Communication (PPIC3) officials if they face any kind of harassment, along with their exact geographic location. A team of first responders will then be dispatched immediately to tackle the situation.
