Punjab Police Help: "QR Panic Button System" introduced for public transport

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2026) Punjab Safe Cities Authority has introduced "CM Punjab QR Panic Button System"

to make public safety more effective.

Under the system, QR panic buttons will be installed in buses, wagons, rickshaws,

taxis and other public transport vehicles across Punjab.

According to Safe Cities officials, citizens will be able to get free QR panic buttons

from home through the Public Safety App and Safe City website. Passengers will be

able to access verified information of the vehicle, owner and driver by scanning the

QR code at the start of the journey.

The new system has added 12 modern features including call, video call, live chat,

location sharing, vehicle verification and immediate police response. In an emergency,

passengers will be able to contact the Safe City Control Room immediately through

a call, video call or live chat on 15 through the QR Panic Button, while their live location

and vehicle data will also be received immediately by the control room.

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Officials said that timely action and response would be ensured through the modern

command and control system of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority. Drivers will also be

able to get immediate help through the same system in any emergency.

IG Punjab Abdul Karim has said that the QR Panic Button will prove to be an effective

means of immediate communication between the police and citizens and will play an

important role in the protection of millions of people who travel daily, including women,

senior citizens, students.

He said that a new standard of public safety was being established in Punjab through

the combination of technology and smart policing.

The MD Safe City Ahsan Younis said that public transport across Punjab was being

converted into a digital safety network so that timely help and immediate response

could be provided to every citizen.