Punjab Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz ordered on Monday a repression against armament exhibition and the use of Toyota Hilux trucks in the province.
The newly formed crime control department (CCD), a specialized unit dedicated to addressing crime in the province, will take “indiscriminate measures” against those who create “fear and panic” through such screens.
According to a statement from the Additional Police Inspector (AIG) Sohail Zafar Chatha, “fear and panic cannot be allowed in society and the exhibition of weapons.”
“CCD officers have been ordered to take indiscriminate measures against those who show weapons,” he said.
He added that more than 21,000 safe city cameras will be used to monitor those who show modern artificial intelligence and intelligence will also be used to identify weapons.
Referring to the luxurious trucks, Hilux has become a symbol of power, state and intimidation in a society marked by important class divisions.
Hiluxes separate traffic: accelerating behind cars and intermitting their lights, demanding that drivers move outside their way. The guards with faces wrapped in scarves and armed with AK-47 can be packaged on the back of the truck, their windows were scored. In Karachi, a city full of street crimes, the imposing Vigo Dala determinates even the outlaws.
The Hilux debuted in 1968, but the model that became popular in Pakistan was the Vigo Hilux of the mid -2000s. In recent years, the “Vigo Dala”, as it is known locally, has shot in popularity as a escort vehicle among newly successful urban business owners.
