Tag: interior minister

Nisar chairs meeting to review NGO registration, ECL

  Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday chaired an important session in Islamabad to review matters pertaining to the Interior Ministry. The meeting...

‘Internal crackdown’ set to hit interior ministry

  Ministry of Interior is set to launch an internal crackdown against the department’s ‘black sheep’ in the next few days. “We will save the public...

Pakistan hands over evidence of Indian terrorism to UN Secretary General

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan had handed over to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon documented evidence of...

Pakistan, UK agree to enhance anti-terror cooperation, says Interior Ministry

UK officials share details of progress on Imran Farooq murder case Pakistan informs British officials Pak govt is in contact with Afghan officials to trace...

No one’s name to remain on ECL forever

Chairing a meeting at the Interior Ministry, Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar said on Monday that no person’s name would be included in Exit Control List (ECL) indefinitely.

Terrorists can run but they can’t hide!

Vowing to not allow any breathing space to terrorism in his area of influence, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told reporters in a press conference in Karachi on Monday afternoon that as many as 36,000 terrorists have been arrested in 10,000 intelligence-based operations across the country since June 2014 when Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched and the government was working hard to rid the country of terrorists who wanted to “divide the nation”.

By the way, where is Nisar?

While Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif cancelled his three-day visit to Sri Lanka and rushed to Karachi to review the strategy to deal with the new wave of terrorism and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also reached the port city in the evening, the mysterious absence of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan from the political scene once again brought internal bickering within the federal cabinet into the limelight.

Government knows who killed Dr Imran Farooq

Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday said that the primary suspect in Dr Imran Farooq's murder case has been arrested from Karachi and will be presented in court today (Tuesday).

Govt gasps over security gaps

Amidst deteriorating legal fabric of the country in the wake of ongoing attacks on minorities and hullabaloo over alleged political victimisation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Interior Ministry has emerged resolute on its stance against terrorism and extremism and has forecasted the formulation of new policies about arms licenses, private security companies and bullet-proof vehicles.

PM, interior minister order probe into ‘extra-judicial killing’

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has taken notice of the killing of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) worker Suhail Ahmed and ordered an immediate probe into...

‘More Peshawar-like attacks possible’

Nisar rubbishes Taliban claims that Pakistan Army has killed terrorists’ families in counter-terrorism efforts, says army does not attack non-combatants Says Taliban sympathisers present...

Can govt’s parliamentary body save us from terrorism?

While noted defence experts have expressed scepticism over the government’s move to form a parliamentary committee for framing an anti-terrorism action plan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has also expressed its reservations over the committee’s formation with PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi stating that the party chief Imran Khan had proposed the government forms an experts’ committee and not a parliamentary committee.

Interior minister sees no rationale in Opp walkout over OGDCL issue

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday assured the National Assembly (NA) of an enquiry into the incident of baton-charging of workers of Oil...

Interior minister won’t have capital invaded

Nisar says constitutional and lawful political activities were okay as long as citizens’ lives were not put at risk Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan...

PML-N looks to bring Nisar back in the team

Interior minister likely to make his way back into cabinet after meeting with Sharifs today Potohar lawmakers woo ‘angry’ Nisar to take back Interior Ministry...

NWA offensive: Opp leader questions interior minister’s absence

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah expressed concerns on Saturday over the absence of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on the...

Interior Minister lauds ANF role to control drug use

Director General of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Major General Khawar Hanif called on Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan here...