Punjab Police bodycams promise more transparent road enforcement

Punjab Police says all police and traffic personnel will be equipped with body-worn cameras within the next two months, with deployment happening in phases, according to DAWN. The announcement was made by Punjab IGP Abdul Kareem during a reforms review meeting at the Central Police Office in Lahore. 

This is the broadest bodycam push the province has signalled so far, expanding beyond city-level pilots and traffic-only deployments.

Safe City monitoring and stricter accountability

Alongside bodycams, the IGP highlighted other measures aimed at tighter oversight: keeping police-station CCTV fully operational with backups, activating a central control and monitoring room, and using the Safe Cities mechanism to monitor police stations and key functions more directly.

He also referenced citizen-facing steps such as panic buttons outside police stations and directing staff to use respectful addresses in public dealing areas, including police stations, checkpoints, and Khidmat Marakaz.

For motorists, this matters because the same ecosystem increasingly ties into tech-based enforcement and evidence trails, including Safe City-led systems.

Takeaway and what to watch next

Punjab Police has put a two-month window on a province-wide bodycam rollout, which (if timelines hold) points to deployment by mid-April 2026.

Next, the key details to watch are procurement and device specs, footage retention rules, who can access video, and clear SOPs for when cameras must be on, because bodycams only build trust when policy and enforcement match the promise.

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