Islamabad: The Government has decided to increase operations against foreign citizens that illegally reside in Pakistan, a month after the expiration of a deadline established for around 44,000 Afghan national approved for relocation to a third country.
The decision was taken at the third meeting of the Anti -Terrorism Committee and hardened the State Committee that was held here under the presidency of the Minister of the Interior, Mohsin Naqvi, on Saturday.
The government had already announced that it would deport thousands of Afghan refugees who expected resettlement in the West if the possible host countries did not relocate them on April 30. Tens of thousands of Afghan arrived in Pakistan fearing a remuneration after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, after the withdrawal of the forces led by the United States.
An official said Sunrise that until now 1,023 million Afghan had been repatriated. He said that 135,865 had been repatriated in April and another 65,057 in May. Only May 30, 1,483 individuals had been repatriated.
NAQVI asks all institutions to coordinate for the implementation of the regime of a document
Speaking on the occasion, the Interior Minister said that federal and provincial agencies must coordinate their efforts to eliminate the illegal spectrum that undermines national security, emphasizing that all institutions must work together to completely implement the “regime of a document.”
He said Nadra would provide live data verification facilities at the output points.
Referring to Mendigo’s mafia, Mr. Naqvi said they must be strictly treated while tarnished the image of the country. He highlighted the need to declare an offense not in the stock market.
As a national repression against the theft of power continues, the meeting was informed by a representative of the power division that RS142 billion recovered with the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior and the provincial governments. The minister said that all possible support for the Ministry of Energy and provincial governments were being provided to prevent electricity theft.
The meeting also reviewed the progress in anti-commentary operations.
Regarding the maintenance of the law and order, the meeting was reported that more than 250 intelligence -based operations were carried out daily.
He also reviewed the progress in the establishment of Pakistan’s Port Authority, ‘Gwadar City Safe project’, in addition to the construction of a protection wall, it was also discussed.
Digital transformation
In addition, the progress in the digitalization of gasoline pumps to stop the sale of illegal fuel and smuggling was evaluated. According to the new rules, customs officials and the relevant attached commissioner will have the authority to seal gasoline pumps and confiscate vehicles in case of violations.
During the informative session, it was stated that digital compliance stations were being established in the Indo River, while work in an intelligent transport system (STIs) was also underway for effective highways and roads.
BESIDES MINISTER OF STATE FOR INTERIOR MOHAMMAD TALLAL CHAUDHRY, PUNJAB LAW MINISTER SOHAIB AHMED BHARTI, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA INFORMATION ADVISER BARRITER MOHAMMAD ALI SAIF AND GILGIT-BALTIAN HOME MINISTER SHAMSUL HAQ LONE LON Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Federal Investigation General Director of the Agency, National Coordinator of NACTA, Chief Commissioner of Islamabad, coordinator of the National Action Plan and senior officials of security agencies also attended the meeting.
Posted in Dawn, June 1, 2025
