Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the Interior Minister to begin work on the Gwadar Safe City project. The directive came during a meeting with Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Islamabad on Sunday.

Naqvi briefed the Prime Minister on the law and order situation in Balochistan and discussed the new pilgrim policy. Separately, Sharif instructed the Aviation Minister to schedule additional flights for pilgrims.

The Gwadar Safe City Project has been officially approved, with an updated valuation of Rs4.96 billion (Rs4,966.905 million). Funded equally by the federal and Balochistan provincial governments under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), the project marks a crucial step in upgrading Gwadar’s security infrastructure.

The initiative is set to deploy an advanced surveillance system with strategically positioned CCTV cameras to monitor key urban and high-risk zones. These smart surveillance tools aim to combat criminal activities, including theft, terrorism, and unauthorized movements, while also ensuring the safety of citizens and international personnel operating in the region-particularly in light of Gwadar’s significance in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).