Also met his Sri Lankan counterpart, agreed to strengthen coordination in the fight against drug trafficking
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets with China’s Minister of State for Public Security and head of the Special Service Bureau, Ling Zhifeng in the United States. PHOTO: Ministry of the Interior
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and China’s Minister of State for Public Security and Head of the Special Service Bureau, Ling Zhifeng, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.
Naqvi will represent Pakistan at the two-day 2026 UN Chiefs of Police Summit to be held at the UN headquarters in New York on July 7 and 8. The summit has brought together interior ministers, police chiefs and senior UN officials from around the world to discuss how UN police can better respond to evolving peace and security challenges, while strengthening international peace and security cooperation.
On the sidelines of the summit, Naqvi is also holding a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from several countries.
The two ministers agreed to expand cooperation on internal security, stressing the need for closer cooperation on border management, illegal immigration and counter-narcotics.
Naqvi said there was a need to stop terrorist financing at all levels and called for joint action against countries involved in supporting and financing terrorist groups.
He said Pakistan wanted to further strengthen security cooperation with China and noted that a special protection police force had been established to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan.
The home minister also emphasized the importance of people-to-people contacts to strengthen bilateral ties and said that visa facilitation was crucial in this regard.
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The Chinese minister praised Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and said the two countries should continue to work together to fight the menace. He also said visa and immigration-related issues would be reviewed.
Sri Lanka’s counterpart
Earlier in a separate meeting, Naqvi met Sri Lanka’s Home Minister Ananda Wijepala, where the two sides agreed to strengthen coordination in the fight against drug trafficking.
They also decided to strengthen cooperation in police training and agreed to increase cooperation to curb illegal immigration and the use of fake passports.
The two ministers agreed that the heads of the immigration authorities of both countries would establish immediate contact to promote cooperation.
They also discussed a memorandum of understanding on dealing with criminal networks and money laundering and agreed to establish a joint working group between the two interior ministries to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Both sides further agreed to resolve visa-related issues on a priority basis.
