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Pakistan Ministry of Interior

وزارتِ داخلہ
Agency overview
Formed	August 14, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-14)
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of Pakistan
Headquarters	Block R, Pak Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan 44000
Minister responsible	Mohsin Naqvi, Minister for Interior
Agency executive	Mr. Aftab Akbar Durrani Secretary Interior, Interior Secretary
Website	Official Website

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The Ministry of Interior (Urdu: وزارتِ داخلہ, abbreviated as MoI) is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan, tasked and primarily responsible for implementing the internal policies, state security, administration of internal affairs involving the state.

The ministry is led by the Interior Minister, the Minister of State for Interior and the Interior Secretary. The Interior Secretary is a Grade 22 officer whereas the Interior Minister is a leading member of the federal cabinet.

The minister is required to be a member of parliament. During the martial regimes of Generals Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan, from 1962 until 1971, the Interior Minister was called Home Affairs Minister.

Organisation

• Minister of Interior
  • Minister of State for Interior
  • Secretary of Interior
    • Additional Secretary I
      • Joint Secretary Administration
      • Joint Secretary Political
    • Additional Secretary II
      • Joint Secretary Information & Communication Technology
      • Joint Secretary Civil Armed Forces
    • Additional Secretary III
      • Joint Secretary Immigration & Nationality
      • Joint Secretary Legal Affairs

Agencies

Islamabad Police

Capital Development Authority (CDA)

Directorate General of Civil Defence

The Directorate General of Civil Defence provides civil defence and emergency services.

Immigration & Passports

Deals with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, Passports and Visas.

Federal Investigation Agency

A border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan.

National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA)

Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan.

National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA)

Domestic counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)

NADRA regulates government databases and statistically manages the sensitive registration database of all the national citizens of Pakistan.

National Police Academy of Pakistan

National Police Academy of Pakistan is a federal training centre for the senior officers of the civilian law enforcement agencies of Pakistan.

National Police Bureau (NPB)

Exit Control List (ECL)

Pakistan Coast Guards

Frontier Constabulary

Pakistan Rangers

Frontier Corps, Balochistan

Frontier Corps, KPK

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts

List of Interior Ministers of Pakistan

See also

• Constitution of Pakistan
• President of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Defence Minister of Pakistan
• Foreign Minister of Pakistan
• Finance Minister of Pakistan
• Police Service of Pakistan
• Civil Defense of Pakistan

References

1. "Interior Ministry reveals its performance report of previous year". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
2. Abbasi, Kashif (2018-09-14). "CDA placed under administrative control of interior ministry". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
3. "Directorate General Civil Defence Islamabad". www.civildefence.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
4. "Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan". www.dgip.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
5. "Federal Investigation Agency - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
6. "National Academy for Prisons Administration". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
7. "Interior Ministry turned down NAPA requests for security - The Express Tribune". 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
8. "Decision to activate National Counter Terrorism Authority". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
9. NADRA. "National Database and Registry Authority". Government of Pakistan. National Database and Registry Authority. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
10. "National Police Academy - national police academy". www.npa.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

External links

• Ministry of the Interior

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Headquarters: Pakistan Secretariat Minister: Mohsin Raza Naqvi Interior Secretary of Pakistan
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