Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Interior (, abbreviated as MoI) is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan, tasked and primarily responsible for implementing the internal policies, state security, administration of internal affairs involving the state.

The ministry is led by the Interior Minister, the Minister of State for Interior and the Interior Secretary. The Interior Secretary is a Grade 22 officer whereas the Interior Minister is a leading member of the federal cabinet.

The minister is required to be a member of parliament. During the martial regimes of Generals Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan, from 1962 until 1971, the Interior Minister was called Home Affairs Minister.

Organisation

 * Minister of Interior
 * Minister of State for Interior
 * Secretary of Interior
 * Additional Secretary I
 * Joint Secretary Administration
 * Joint Secretary Political
 * Additional Secretary II
 * Joint Secretary Information & Communication Technology
 * Joint Secretary Civil Armed Forces
 * Additional Secretary III
 * Joint Secretary Immigration & Nationality
 * Joint Secretary Legal Affairs

Directorate General of Civil Defence
The Directorate General of Civil Defence provides civil defence and emergency services.

Immigration & Passports
Deals with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, Passports and Visas.

Federal Investigation Agency
A border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan.

National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA)
Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan.

National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA)
Domestic counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
NADRA regulates government databases and statistically manages the sensitive registration database of all the national citizens of Pakistan.

National Police Academy of Pakistan
National Police Academy of Pakistan is a federal training centre for the senior officers of the civilian law enforcement agencies of Pakistan.