Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)


The Ministry of Interior 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, and assisting the government on territorial affairs of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and insular areas of Provincially Administered Tribal Areas.
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 ministry is located in Islamabad and is currently led by Ijaz Ahmed Shah.
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

Anti-Narcotics Force

The Anti-Narcotics Force is a federal executive bureau under ministry, tasked with combating the drug smuggling and use within Pakistan.

Directorate General of Civil Defence

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

Immigration & Passports

Deal with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, passports and visas.

Federal Investigation Agency

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

National Aliens Registration Authority

National Counter Terrorism Authority

Internal Counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan

National Crises Management Cell

NCMC is a primary domestic intelligence assessment and management institution.

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

Exit Control List

Pakistan Coast Guards

Pakistan Rangers

Pakistan Rangers, Sindh

Frontier Corps, Balochistan

Frontier Constabulary

Frontier Corps, KPK

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts

List of Interior Ministers of Pakistan

Caretakers
No.Name ofEntered OfficeLeft Office
1Mian Zahid Sarfraz ArainAugust 11, 1990November 6, 1990
2Fateh Khan BandialJuly 23, 1993October 19, 1993
3Omar Khan AffridiNovember 5, 1996February 17, 1997
4Lt Gen Hamid Nawaz KhanNovember 16, 2007March 25, 2008
5Malik Habib KhanApril 2, 2013June 5, 2013
6Azam Suleman KhanJune 5, 2018August 18, 2018

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