Punjab Police Body Cameras Project Faces Delays

The Punjab Police's efforts to implement body camera and panic button projects, as part of the provincial government's police reform plan, have been delayed despite a deadline set for April 2026. The government had mandated the police to complete the reforms, including the distribution of 14,000 body cameras and installation of 700 panic buttons within two months.

While the projects were approved in January, they remain incomplete in Lahore and other parts of Punjab. Police personnel were to use body cameras during raids for transparency purposes, but the distribution of these cameras has not been finalized. Panic buttons, intended for immediate citizen assistance outside police stations, are also still pending at several locations in Lahore and the rest of Punjab.

This delay means that both essential components of the reform plan are only partially implemented, despite the government's stated deadline.