ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior ministry announced on Wednesday that the government would send Islamabad Police officers to Beijing so that they can receive training in artificial intelligence and modern policing methods.
Pakistan has recently undertaken measures to enhance its policing methods, especially as it faces surging militant attacks in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan provinces. These efforts include digitizing police records, hiring more women police officers and releasing public awareness videos on social media platforms.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Beijing Police Department’s Deputy Director General Gao Jianxin in Islamabad. The two sides discussed collaboration between the police forces of Islamabad and Beijing, the interior ministry said.
“During the meeting, it was decided that officers of Islamabad police will be sent to Beijing for training in modern policing and advanced technologies,” the ministry said in a statement.
“These officers will participate in various training courses conducted by the Beijing Police Department. They will also receive special training in the use of artificial intelligence to further improve the policing system,” it added.
The minister said Pakistan would benefit from the “highly efficient and technologically advanced” Beijing police force, adding that the use of modern technology was essential for public safety and crime prevention.
Naqvi also highlighted the importance of timely information sharing to tackle militancy, crime, drug trafficking and human smuggling, the ministry said.
He accepted the Beijing Police’s offer to provide anti-riot training to the Islamabad police, the statement said.
