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The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) (Urdu: پنجاب سیف سٹیز اتھارٹی or PSCA) established under the Punjab Safe Cities Ordinance 2015, [1] is an autonomous Government body that aims to improve public safety and security in the Punjab, Pakistan.
The Punjab Highway Department (Urdu, Punjabi: محکمہ شاہرات پنجاب) constructs and maintains the provincial highways in Punjab, Pakistan. Currently, the Punjab Highway Department maintains more than 38,000 kilometers of roads.
A patrol car of Pakistan's National Highways & Motorway Police on the M2 Motorway. The National Highways & Motorway Police (Urdu: نیشنل ہائی ویز اینڈ موٹروے پولیس), abbreviated NHMP, is a police force in Pakistan that is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on Pakistan's National Highways and Motorway network.
Former Minister of Communications, Murad Saeed, stated that "in Pakistan, a person is killed or severely injured in a road accident every five minutes." [4] Pakistan also ranks first in Asia for most deaths caused by traffic accidents. [5] [6] Additionally, Karachi also ranks 4th globally for cities with the highest road accident fatalities.
The Punjab Highway Patrol (Urdu: پنجاب شاہراہ گشت; reporting name: PHP) serves as the safe highways police for all Provincial Highways of Punjab.The PHP patrol the roads to maintain safe highways and prevent crimes from taking place, especially in rural regions of Punjab.
The Provincial Highways of Punjab consists of all public highways maintained by the Pakistani province of Punjab.The Punjab Highway Department under the Department of Transportation maintains over 38,000 kilometres (24,000 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which crisscross the province and provide access to major population centres. [1]
Punjab Masstransit Authority is a statutory body established by the Government of the Punjab which plans, constructs, maintains and operates the mass transit systems in the major cities of Punjab. [1] Set up in 2012, the authority is tasked with providing safe, efficient and comfortable urban transportation systems in the province. [1]
The function of the NHA is to plan, develop, operate, repair and maintain all roads entrusted to the NHA by the Government of Pakistan.The NHA is the custodian of 39 national highways, motorways, expressways and strategic roads, combining for a total length of 12,131 kilometers (4.6% of the national road network).