Demanding a comprehensive two-year transformation plan for their respective departments, Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has directed the heads of all departments under the Ministry of Interior to strengthen cooperation, communication, and coordination.
Naqvi gave the instructions at an important meeting of the heads of the ministry’s affiliated organisations in Islamabad on Monday. He directed the department heads to take effective steps to protect data and improve cybersecurity.
The meeting reviewed progress on plans to improve the performance of the ministry’s institutions, strengthen coordination, and introduce reforms in line with modern needs.
The interior minister said the work of the Ministry of Interior was different from that of other ministries and involved unusual responsibilities.
He said newly established bodies, including the Land Port Authority, would be given full support. All institutions would be provided with the resources they needed, while their heads were expected to work together and support one another.
Naqvi directed the heads of all affiliated organisations to submit comprehensive two-year transformation plans for their respective institutions.
He said the government’s goal was to fully modernise all institutions under the Ministry of Interior and make each one an example of effective and public-friendly service.
He said all organisations must ensure the delivery of better facilities and quality services to the public and meet the targets set for them.
The minister also called for greater independence among the institutions, saying they should be empowered to make decisions on their own instead of sending every matter to the ministry.
He instructed officials to submit proposals for necessary changes to laws and reforms without delay wherever required.
Naqvi said that not a single case of drug smuggling had been reported during the Hajj operations in the previous and current years, describing it as clear evidence of improved institutional performance.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said there had previously been a culture of poor performance in federal institutions, but the government had worked to change that approach.
Talal Chaudhry said all institutions must now work in a target-based, results-driven, and performance-focused manner.
The heads of the ministry’s affiliated organisations said significant and positive changes had taken place in their institutions under the leadership of Mohsin Naqvi.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State Talal Chaudhry; the interior secretary; the chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority; the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency; the director general of the Anti-Narcotics Force; the National Counter Terrorism Authority national coordinator; the Inspector General of the Federal Constabulary; the director general of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency; the managing director of the Land Port Authority; the director general of Passport and Immigration; the Islamabad chief commissioner and Inspector General of Islamabad Police; the chairman of the Social Media Regulatory Authority; and the Federal Prosecutor General.
