Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the PM Delivery Unit (PMDU) to line up a national emergency helpline within two months, the Ministry of data said.
"Motorway incident: Big decision by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Government decides to determine a national emergency helpline. Prime Minister Imran Khan has made the PM Delivery Unit liable for this important task," the ministry said during a tweet.
The premier's directives come weeks after a lady was gang-raped on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway ahead of her children while she was expecting help after calling the motorway police's helpline 130 when her car developed a fault.
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There were reports that the victim was denied assistance because the world in question wasn't covered by the Pakistan National Highway and Motorway Police.
A spokesperson for the PNH&MP had confirmed this while lecture Dawn.
The information ministry, during a series of tweets on Wednesday, said that a separate system would be constituted for the national emergency helpline. "There are going to be one helpline number for any emergency nationwide."
All existing helplines across the country would be connected to the new national helpline, the ministry said, adding that the amount of the helpline would be toll free.
"Immediate assistance of the citizen are going to be possible."
The system would incorporate the newest technology and every one mobile companies within the country would be asked to cooperate. Legislation would be done to form the system "effective and permanent", the ministry said. Discussions with provinces during this regard would even be held, it added.
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