Pakistan’s government will intensify operations aimed at undocumented foreign nationals, secricity theft and organized street tigger, reported the state’s TV company PTV on Saturday with reference to the Ministry of the Interior.
The decision followed a high-level security meeting as chairman of federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi the third such session under the Terrorism Committee and Harden The State Committee. The meeting focused on improving the coordination between agencies to limit illegal activities that pose a threat to internal stability.
Minister Naqvi declared that the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) would enable real-time data verification at border output points.
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He also called for a strict implementation of “a document regime” and suggested to declare street begging a non-accessible violation, and called the so-called beggar mafia a spot about the country’s reputation.
Support is also expanded to the Ministry of Energy to combat power theft that has seen Rs. 142 billion recovered in joint efforts with provincial administrations, reported an official in the ministry.
More than 250 intelligence -based operations are now being carried out daily across the country and targeting various forms of organized illegality.
The session also underwent progress with anti-intruding drives, regulating digital fuel pump and the upcoming establishment of Pakistan Port Authority.
The development of the Gwadar City Safe City project, including the construction of a protective wall and the implementation of digital enforcement stations on the Indus River, was discussed.
Efforts to install an intelligent transport system (ITS) to monitor the highway and a new legal mechanism that allow customs officers and Deputy Commissioners to seal petrol stations that sold illegal fuel were also outlined.
Among those present was the prime minister of the interior Tallal Chaudhry, Minister of Punjab Law Sohaib Ahmed Bharti, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif and Gilgit-Baltist’s Interior Minister.
Present were also top officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and security agencies nationwide.
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Last week, Minister Naqvi President Naqvi an important meeting where decisive actions were approved against Pakistani nationals deported from other countries.
It was agreed that the first information reports (FIRs) will be filed against all deported, their passports will be revoked and their names will be added to the passport control list for a duration of five years.
For the purpose of the injury caused by the country’s global status, Minister Naqvi said that deported have become a source of diplomatic embarrassment and that the state will now use a zero-tolerance approach to such individuals.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan has continued to deport Afghan refugees as part of a broader campaign aimed at illegal stay. In addition to deportations at the border, enforcement measures have been intensified in urban centers.
