ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday took serious notice of the recent incidents of human smuggling from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) and said strict action would be taken against officials found inefficient or unwilling to stop such illegal activities.

He stated this while chairing a meeting of the heads of departments attached with the ministry which discussed measures to check illegal immigration.

The minister said incompetence, dishonesty and lack of commitment would not be tolerated in any government department.

He said he was committed to ensuring the culture of honesty and hard work in all the attached departments of the ministry.


Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan warns officials to stop ‘illegal activities’


The minister asked all officials to commit themselves to equal application of the law and uphold highest standards in their decision-making process at all levels. He also issued directives for improving the administrative working of the attached departments. Mr Khan directed the officers to strictly follow the rules of business while interacting with other ministries and foreigners.

He directed the Islamabad capital territory administration and the police to take foolproof security measures during the last days of Ramazan, especially on the eve of Eidul Fitr.

He asked the inspector general of the police to form a committee consisting of police and civilian officers to check the pickets.

He also directed him to improve security checking at the pickets, especially on sensitive roads like Margalla Road, Murree Road, Kashmir Highway and in the Red Zone.

The IGP informed the minister that a proactive approach was being followed regarding the security of Islamabad.

He added that search operations were being conducted on a weekly basis to check anti-social elements, especially in the suburbs of the capital.

The chairman Nadra informed the meeting that a household survey in seven out of 21 sectors of Islamabad had been completed with the help of the Islamabad police and registration in rest of the sectors would be completed by the end of November.

The minister directed him to simultaneously analyse the data collected in the registration process according to the security point of view and said data collected from the suburban areas must be properly analysed.

The chairman Nadra also informed the meeting that work on the safe city project was continuing and sites for installing security cameras had been finalised in consultation with the police.

He expressed the confidence that the project would be completed on time and Islamabad would soon become the first city of Pakistan to be secured through the latest technology.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2014

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