Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)
Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan
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
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
Islamabad Police
Capital Development Authority (CDA)
Directorate General of Civil Defence
The Directorate General of Civil Defence provides civil defence and emergency services.
Immigration & Passports
Deals with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, Passports and Visas.
Federal Investigation Agency
A border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan.
National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA)
Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan.
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