Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has won the 2026 Leadership in the Prevention of Vehicle Crimes Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) — an international recognition of its use of artificial intelligence and modern technology to fight vehicle theft and related crimes across the province.
Managing Director Muhammad Ahsan Younas received the award on behalf of the authority at the IACP’s Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida, in the United States. In a congratulatory letter addressed to Younas, IACP President David B. Rausch described the Punjab Safe Cities Authority as “a true example of leadership in the policing profession.”
What the IACP Award Recognises
The award honours the set of technology-driven systems the authority has put in place across Punjab. According to CW Pakistan’s report, these include AI-powered security systems, smart surveillance cameras and digital monitoring tools that are used to prevent vehicle theft, flag suspicious vehicles and support police investigations.
A standout capability is the authority’s AI-based surveillance for detecting vehicles carrying fake, cloned or tampered number plates — a problem that has long complicated the work of police in tracing stolen vehicles and connecting them to other offences. The official IACP awards programme describes the vehicle-crimes honour as recognising agencies that show how vehicle crime links to wider violent crime and that have measurably curbed vehicle theft in their jurisdiction.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is one of the largest professional organisations for police leaders in the world, representing law enforcement agencies from many countries. The recognition places the Punjab authority among internationally acknowledged bodies in crime prevention.
AI in the Control Room: How PSCA’s Tech Works
Younas credited the achievement to the joint efforts of the Punjab Police and the authority’s staff, saying the organisation provides services in line with international standards to prevent crime and protect citizens. He described the award as a significant achievement for Pakistan, adding that it helps present a positive image of the country abroad and establishes Punjab’s identity in the field of modern policing.
The authority said it remains committed to making Punjab safer through the continued use of modern technology, and the recognition reflects the provincial government’s wider push to modernise policing through digital tools. Younas has been the driving force behind much of this transformation: his published biography credits him with founding the Virtual Women Police Station and the Virtual Centre for Child Safety, and with introducing the Intelligent Traffic Management System alongside advanced AI tools for surveillance and monitoring.
The timing is notable. Pakistan’s cyber landscape has been under intense scrutiny this year — readers following the PTA’s dark-web threat findings will know how seriously the country is taking digital security — and PSCA’s award shows the same technology-first thinking paying off in physical policing.
A Winning Year: From Child Safety to the World Stage
The Orlando honour is not the authority’s first international win this year. At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2026, organised under the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva, its Mera Pyara Virtual Centre for Child Safety was declared a global champion in the e-government category, while the Virtual Women Police Station was also recognised among leading digital projects.
The numbers behind those platforms are striking: the child safety platform has taken action in cases involving more than 145,000 children, and the Virtual Women Police Station has handled hundreds of thousands of complaints since its launch. Younas himself is no stranger to the global stage — his published biography notes that he previously received an “Excellence in Customer Service” award at the World Police Summit in Dubai in 2024, and Punjab Police records him among the officers shortlisted for international police honours that year (background).
Together with the latest honour from the international police association, these results show an authority that is turning its surveillance infrastructure and digital platforms into practical public-safety services — and being noticed for it far beyond Pakistan’s borders.
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