Pakistan to launch a single emergency number for all. It is under ‘PEHEL-911’ as part of its Digital Pakistan initiative. Moreover, it will merge all emergency numbers into a single number. Hence, it will facilitate the public to remember it easier.
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According to the details, the Ministry of Information Technology has finalized the plan. They are going to merge all the emergency response numbers into the 911 helpline.
This pilot project is to execute by the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC). And, the Digital Pakistan initiative of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (IT&T) will initially launched in Islamabad with a backup in Lahore.
Minister for IT&T Syed Aminul Haq revealed that his ministry and the Ministry of Interior will jointly introduce the project. It is for unified and one-window access to all the emergency services.
He said:
While we will provide technical support and develop the backend infrastructure, the Interior Ministry will ensure its implementation by forging coordination among various emergency response services at the federal and provincial level[s].
However, to date, there are a variety of emergency numbers. They are specifically dedicated to sectors including the fire brigade, police, health assistance, disaster recovery, motorway police, etc. So, sometimes this makes things hard to remember in case of emergency.
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After launching this new project, citizens will only have to dial 911, and they will direct to the relevant government agency.
