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Punjab faces threats through tri-border area, says Maryam

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said technology has significantly improved security in the province and that crime has fallen by 70%.
  • She said Punjab still faces threats entering through its provincial borders, particularly the tri-border area and neighboring provinces.
  • Opposition parties criticized her remarks and demanded an apology.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz says technology has improved security across the province, but she warned that threats continue to enter through its borders.

Speaking at an artificial intelligence technology event in Lahore on Saturday, she said the riverine, or katcha, areas had once become centers of terrorism and crime. The state has now established its writ there, she said, while incorporating AI into Punjab’s security system and recording a 70% decline in crime.

Terrorism enters Punjab from there. Everyone has their eyes on Punjab, but, thank God, Punjab is a safe province. The kind of threats we face come from all our provincial borders.

· Maryam NawazThe Punjab chief minister described the province’s security threats at an AI technology event in Lahore.

Maryam said Punjab remained safe but faced threats from all its provincial borders. She singled out the tri-border area and neighboring provinces, saying the danger came less from neighboring countries than from provinces next door.

Her comments drew strong condemnation from the opposition, which criticized the chief minister’s remarks and called for an apology.

The unfortunate thing is that the threat Punjab faces comes less from my neighboring countries and more from my neighboring provinces.

· Maryam NawazShe attributed the main security danger to neighboring Pakistani provinces rather than neighboring countries.
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