Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has described a nearly 70 per cent decline in the overall crime rate across the province as an encouraging development. In a message marking the International Day for the Prevention of and Fight Against All Forms of Transnational Organised Crime, she stressed the urgent need to combat human trafficking, drug trafficking and other illegal activities. She called on law enforcement agencies to play a more active role in building a crime-free society. Maryam Nawaz said organised crime posed a serious threat to social peace, stability and development. She emphasised that preventing it required coordinated efforts at every level. According to the chief minister, the overall crime rate fell by 41 per cent in Lahore, 16 per cent in Dera Ghazi Khan, 52 per cent in Bahawalpur and 32 per cent in Sheikhupura. She also reported declines of 47 per cent in Multan, 36 per cent in Rawalpindi, 42 per cent in Sahiwal, 67 per cent in Gujranwala and 58 per cent in Gujrat. Maryam Nawaz said District Safe City Authorities, mobile police stations and digital smart policing initiatives were producing positive results across Punjab. She stressed that cooperation and a joint strategy were essential to dismantling criminal networks. Modern technology and intelligence sharing, she added, could strengthen efforts against organised crime. The chief minister said the state had a responsibility to take indiscriminate action against criminal elements, uphold the rule of law and protect the public. She maintained that a crime-free society could not emerge without the effective enforcement of law. She also described protecting women and children from human trafficking and exploitation as a collective responsibility. Safeguarding young people from drugs and criminal activities, she said, remained among the government’s priorities. Maryam Nawaz highlighted the role of public awareness and education in preventing organised crime. She said strengthening police and law enforcement agencies was essential to creating a safer society. She further called for urgent cooperation between international organisations and relevant countries to tackle criminal activities across borders. The chief minister said building a peaceful, secure and justice-based society remained one of the government’s top priorities. Post navigation Kahna Lion Attack Court Grants Bail to Two Suspects After Victim’s Family Forgives Them
