Islamabad
ANF organized Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting of all Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan and other Departments engaged in counter narcotics efforts at Headquarters Anti Narcotics Force, Rawalpindi.
The meeting was chaired by Major General Muhammad Aneeq Ur Rehman Malik, HI(M), Director General Anti Narcotics Force, Chairman IATF.
Meeting was attended by representatives from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG), Airport Security Force (ASF), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), Pakistan Rangers (Punjab), Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (FC KP), Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, National Highways & Motorways Police (NH&MP), Islamabad Capital Territory Police, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Police, Pakistan Railways Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police, KP Police, Balochistan Police, Gilgit-Baltistan Police, Excise Taxation & Narcotics Control Punjab, Excise & Taxation Sindh, Excise & Taxation KP, Excise & Taxation Balochistan, Excise & Taxation Gilgit-Baltistan,
Excise &Taxation AJK, Afghan Refugees Commissionrate Peshawar, Malakand Levies KP, Balochistan Levies Quetta, National Logistic Cell (GHQ) Rawalpindi and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). DG ANF welcomed the participants of the meeting. In addition, representatives of PEMRA, PTA, SBP, FWO, DRAP, FMU, NIPS and Phoenix also attended the meeting on special invitation.
The main purpose of the meeting was to enforce the National Anti Narcotics Policy – 2019 by all Law Enforcement agencies at national level as well as to ponder upon prevailing challenges, synergize counter narcotics operations, enhance mutual coordination and cooperation for effective drug control and to obtain maximum benefits from the jurisdiction of respective departments.
During the meeting, DG ANF emphasized over the implementation of the National Anti Narcotics Policy – 2019 and formulation of joint mechanism to cope with the prevailing drug situation. He stressed to utilize all the resources for prevention of drugs trafficking and awareness against drugs abuse.
While extending the concluding note, DG ANF Major General Muhammad Aneeq Ur Rehman Malik, HI(M) appreciated energetic participation of IATF member agencies in the meeting and desired for frequent mutual interaction at federal as well as provincial levels to fight against the menace of drugs .
