Times of Islamabad

FIA immigration acquires state of the art technology

FIA immigration acquires state of the art technology

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to acquiremodern facial recognition technology to stop wanted criminals from fleeingabroad.

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration will install facialrecognition cameras at Jinnah International Airport – Karachi.

The facial recognition cameras will assist the authorities to stop wantedcriminals from fleeing abroad. Sources added that modern technology willalso help immigration officers to arrest the suspects who are not named inthe exit control list (ECL) or stop list.

The FIA immigration officers expedited efforts to functionalise the facialrecognition system.

Sources said that an automatic system will raise alarm bells if an accusedwalks in front of the modern cameras.

Moreover, a special team will be deployed by the intelligence agency to usemodern cameras. Modern technology will also help the police and otherinvestigation institutions to arrest the accused.