Railways Gears Up To Ensure Women Passengers' Safety.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Railways will introduce a 'Safar Saheli' mobile application to facilitate women passengers during traveling by train. According to the railway sources, a special room in the Railway Police IG office has been established to operate the application. Pakistan Railways CEO Farrukh Temor Ghilzai has constituted a committee to monitor the work on the app. The committee members, including Divisional Commercial Officer Zeeshan Shehzad, DEE M Akbar Shah and DSTE Ali Nawab Khan, visited the room and review preparations for the application. The committee vowed that the app would soon be activated and after its launch, safety of women passengers would be ensured. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reviewed the safety measures installed at railway stations and in trains to prevent sexual harassment against women passengers. Meanwhile, a Video Surveillance System would also be installed at all railway stations, in addition to CCTV cameras to rein in crimes against women. Besides, a Face Recognition Camera App would also be designed to trace and identify criminals. In...

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