PR No. 176 Islamabad: October 19, 2017

Interior Minister Professor Ahsan Iqbal visited the FIA Headquarters and chaired a high level meeting to review the performance of FIA in Islamabad today. In the meeting, Interior Minister directed to adopt zero tolerance policy against corrupt elements in Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Director General FIA also briefed the Interior Minister on the progress made by FIA on various issues.

 

Interior Minister stressed to restructure the agency on modern lines in order to making it at par with the international standards.  He also directed to expel the  black sheeps and corrupt elements  from the agency to make it a more transparent organization . Interior  Minister stated that  FIA should make use of new technology to control crimes and should tackle with criminals proactively. On making FIA Academy an eminent institution , Interior Minister issued instructions to revamp the academy and arrange training programs for the officers from states that have friendly relations with Pakistan. He also urged the FIA officials to conduct decent behaviour while dealing with the passengers at the airport.

 

Interior Minister directed to take effective counter measures against human traffickers adding that Human Trafficking is a heinous crime that has negative repercussions on the image of the country.  He also laid emphasis to take stern action against the people involved in illegal activities.

 

He also stated that FIA should take steps to deter anti state elements from propagating extremism, chaos and disturbance in the country through social media. He added that these are the enemies of state that are  employing social media as a tool to spread anarchy in the country. In this connection, Interior Minister urged FIA to curb cyber-crime by mobilizing its resources.

 

Interior Minister also noted that beggars rackets specifically operating in Saudi Arabia has brought a bad name for the country.  FIA should take prompt action against these rackets and their facilitators. In order to motivate the officers, Interior Minister directed to incentivize the FIA officials based on their performance.

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