Urging competence: Nisar urges police, FIA to work efficiently

Interior minister directs DG to furnish proposal about FIA staff salary.

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan urged the the Islamabad Police, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) departments to act efficiently and improve performance in a high-level meeting held on Saturday.

Nisar directed the acting director general of the FIA to prepare a policy vision for the agency with a one-week deadline. In addition to this, he also discussed the importance of bringing swiftness to
the process of investigation with emphasis on mega corruption cases.

He also ordered that a list of officers having bad reputations be made in order for them to be dismissed from service. The minister said there has been no political interference in the FIA from his government and that it is now up to the agency to perform.

He also directed the acting DG to furnish a proposal to the ministry regarding the pay package of FIA staff and to address the shortage of staff.

Nisar expressed his displeasure on the recent incident of the entry of two foreign girls in Pakistan through the Islamabad Airport. He issued directions to improve the performance of facilitation counters working on airports.

Reviewing the security situation in Islamabad, the Minister ordered the IG Islamabad to strengthen the vigilance process on security check points without making the residents suffer. He directed that the working hours of officials deputed on the security check posts be strictly confined to eight hours.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 9^th, 2014.