Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)

Ministry of the Government of Pakistan

"Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (Pakistan)" redirects here; not to be confused with Ministry of Narcotics Control (Pakistan).

Pakistan Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Controlوزارت داخلہ و انسداد منشیات

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 and Narcotics Control

Agency executive|

* Mr. Aftab Akbar Durrani Secretary Interior, Interior Secretary

Website| Official Website

Politics of Pakistan

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The Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (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 and affairs related to narcotics control.

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.

On 11 February 2025, Narcotics Control ministry was merged in to Ministry of Interior as an attached department/wing of ministry. and now it is called Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control.

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

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* 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

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### Islamabad Police

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Main article: Islamabad Police

### Capital Development Authority (CDA)

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Main article: Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)

### Directorate General of Civil Defence

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Main article: Directorate General of Civil Defence (Pakistan)

The Directorate General of Civil Defence provides civil defence and emergency services. [1]

### Immigration & Passports

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Main article: Directorate General of Immigration & Passports

Deals with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, Passports and Visas. [2]

### Federal Investigation Agency

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Main article: Federal Investigation Agency

A border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan. [3]

### National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA)

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Main article: National Academy for Prisons Administration

Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan.[4][5]

### National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA)

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Main article: National Counter Terrorism Authority

Domestic counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan. [6]

### National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)

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Main article: National Database and Registration Authority

NADRA regulates government databases and statistically manages the sensitive registration database of all the national citizens of Pakistan. [7]

### National Police Academy of Pakistan

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Main article: 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. [8]

### National Police Bureau (NPB)

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Main article: National Police Bureau

### Exit Control List (ECL)

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Main article: Exit Control List

### Pakistan Coast Guards

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Main article: Pakistan Coast Guards

### Frontier Constabulary

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Main article: Frontier Constabulary

### Pakistan Rangers

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Main article: Pakistan Rangers

### Frontier Corps, Balochistan

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Main article: Frontier Corps

### Frontier Corps, KPK

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Main article: Frontier Corps

### Gilgit Baltistan Scouts

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Main article: Gilgit Baltistan Scouts

Anti Narcotics Force

## List of Interior Ministers of Pakistan

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No.  | Name of Interior Minister  | Entered Office  | Left Office

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1  | Fazl-ur-Rehman | August 15, 1947  | May 8, 1948
2  | Khwaja Shahabuddin | May 8, 1948  | November 26, 1951
3  | Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani | November 26, 1951  | October 24, 1954
4  | Iskander Mirza | October 24, 1954  | August 7, 1955
5  | A. K. Fazlul Huq | August 11, 1955  | March 9, 1956
6  | Abdus Sattar | March 17, 1956  | September 12, 1956
7  | Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur  | September 12, 1956  | March 18, 1958
8  | Jalal-ud-din Jalal Baba | March 18, 1958  | October 14, 1958
9  | K. M. Sheikh  | October 15, 1958  | June 13, 1960
10  | Zakir Husain | June 14, 1960  | June 8, 1962
11  | Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat | June 13, 1962  | March 23, 1965
12  | Ayub Khan | March 23, 1965  | August 17, 1965
13  | Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan | August 17, 1965  | November 30, 1966
14  | Afzal Rahman Khan | December 5, 1966  | March 25, 1969
15  | Abdul Hamid Khan | April 15, 1969  | August 3, 1969
16  | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan | August 4, 1969  | February 22, 1971
17  | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | December 24, 1971  | May 1, 1972
18  | Abdul Qayyum Khan | May 13, 1972  | January 13, 1977
19  | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | January 13, 1977  | March 28, 1977
20  | Air Marshal | January 14, 1978  | July 5, 1978
21  | Inamul Haq Khan  | July 5, 1978  | July 5, 1978
22  | Mahmoud Haroon | July 5, 1978  | November 18, 1984
23  | Sardar Farooq Shaukat Khan Lodi  | January 22, 1985  | March 23, 1985
24  | Muhammad Khan Junejo | April 10, 1985  | May 21, 1985
25  | Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak | May 22, 1985  | March 29, 1987
26  | Wasim Sajjad | March 29, 1987  | July 28, 1987
27  | Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer | July 28, 1987  | December 4, 1988
28  | Aitzaz Ahsan | December 4, 1988  | August 6, 1990
29  | Mian Zahid Sarfraz Arain (caretaker)  | August 11, 1990  | November 6, 1990
30  | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain | November 9, 1990  | July 18, 1993
31  | Fateh Khan Bandial (caretaker)  | July 23, 1993  | October 19, 1993
32  | Naseerullah Babar | October 21, 1993  | November 5, 1996
33  | Omar Khan Afridi (caretaker)  | November 5, 1996  | February 17, 1997
34  | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain | February 25, 1997  | October 12, 1999
35  | Moinuddin Haider | November 6, 1999  | November 23, 2002
36  | Faisal Saleh Hayat | November 23, 2002  | August 25, 2004
37  | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao | August 25, 2004  | November 15, 2007
38  | Hamid Nawaz Khan (caretaker)  | November 16, 2007  | March 25, 2008
39  | Rehman Malik | March 25, 2008  | March 16, 2013
40  | Malik Habib Khan (caretaker)  | April 2, 2013  | June 5, 2013
41  | Nisar Ali Khan | June 7, 2013  | July 27, 2017
42  | Ahsan Iqbal | August 4, 2017  | May 31, 2018
43  | Azam Suleman Khan (caretaker)  | June 5, 2018  | August 18, 2018
44  | Imran Khan | August 18, 2018  | April 18, 2019
45  | Ijaz Shah | April 18, 2019  | December 12, 2020
46  | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | December 12, 2020  | April 10, 2022
47  | Rana Sanaullah | April 19, 2022  | August 10, 2023
48  | Sarfraz Bugti (caretaker)  | August 17, 2023  | December 16, 2023
49  | Gohar Ejaz (caretaker)  | December 20, 2023  | March 10, 2024
50  | Mohsin Naqvi | March 11, 2024  | Incumbent

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ "Directorate General Civil Defence Islamabad". www.civildefence.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Federal Investigation Agency - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
4. ^ "National Academy for Prisons Administration". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Decision to activate National Counter Terrorism Authority". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "National Police Academy - national police academy". www.npa.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

## External links

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Ministry of Interior

Headquarters: Pakistan Secretariat

* Minister: Mohsin Raza Naqvi
* Interior Secretary of Pakistan

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* Capital Development Authority
* Directorate General of Civil Defence
* Directorate General of Immigration & Passports
* National Academy for Prisons Administration
* NACTA
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* NADRA
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