Modern facial recognition cameras installed at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport have been turned over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The aviation authorities erected a control room at Karachi airport to monitor passengers and visitors around the clock using a high-tech video system. The FIA immigration officials took charge of the control room.
After identifying the accused in cases at the airport, sophisticated cameras with an alert system will be triggered to prevent them from fleeing the nation.
Before, it was stated that despite spending a year, contemporary cameras put at international airports like Karachi to identify suspects and wanted individuals had not yet been made operational.
Due to conflicts of concerned institutions, the modern security cameras at airports have not been made functional after spending a year.
On the other hand, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) did not assign a camera monitoring room to any institution yet.
With the support of Japan, high-resolution cameras were installed at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Multan airports to record images of every person entering the terminal building. Modern cameras will also enable the authorities to make 60% of blurred images recognizable.
The image of the suspect or wanted person will be flashed in the alarm monitoring room along with the relevant camera number, which will help the authorities to stop or arrest those persons in a short time.
The replacement of faulty cameras would cost $3,000 within the period of three years after its activation. It was learnt that the concerned institution will be declared responsible for any kind of fault developed in them.
