Pakistan, Russia sign agreements on illegal immigration, drug control

Naqvi also holds meetings with Tajikistan's interior minister, Afghan terror camps flagged as regional security threat

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday signed agreements with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev, to enhance cooperation on illegal immigration, the repatriation of illegally residing citizens, and counter-narcotics cooperation.

According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the signing took place during one of five separate bilateral meetings Naqvi held with his counterparts from Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.

In his meeting with Tajikistan's Interior Minister Ramazan Rahim Zada, discussions centred on terrorist camps inside Afghanistan, noting that there were 25 different terrorist organisations currently active in Afghanistan.

Both ministers agreed that terrorist camps and drug production in Afghanistan "pose serious security concerns for the region."

پاکستان اور روس میں غیر قانونی امیگریشن کی روک تھام کیلئے اشتراک کار بڑھانے کا معاہدہ
غیر قانونی طور پر مقیم شہریوں کی وطن واپسی کے لئے باہمی تعاون بڑھانے کا معاہدہ
انسداد منشیات اور نشہ آور اشیاء کی روک تھام کے لئے تعاون بڑھانے کے لئے معاہدہ

— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) June 6, 2026

Naqvi's meeting with Uzbekistan's Interior Minister Major General Aziz Tashpulatov focused on cooperation between law enforcement agencies and an exchange of views on joint training initiatives.

Talks with Kazakhstan's Interior Minister Yergan Sadinov resulted in an agreement to enhance cooperation for preventing illegal immigration, with both sides deciding to establish a working group between the two ministries to increase mutual cooperation, the MoI stated.

محسن نقوی/ 5 وزرائے داخلہ سے ملاقاتیں
وفاقی وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی سے روس۔ تاجکستان۔ ازبکستان۔ کرغزستان اور قازقستان کے وزرائے داخلہ کی الگ الگ ملاقاتیں
وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی اور روسی ہم منصب ولادیمیر کولوکولٹسیف کی ملاقات میں اہم معاہدوں پر دستخط pic.twitter.com/JL8c2d9pkI

— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) June 6, 2026

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In his meeting with Kyrgyzstan's Interior Minister Niyaz Bekov Olan Omokanovich, an agreement was reached to increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

Naqvi also congratulated his Kyrgyz counterpart on Kyrgyzstan's election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and thanked him for the "excellent arrangements" for the SCO moot.

وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی نے کرغزستان کواقوام متحدہ سکیورٹی کونسل کا غیر مستقل ممبر منتخب ہونے پر اپنے ہم منصب کو مبارکباد دی
وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی نے ایس سی او وزرائے داخلہ کے اجلاس کے لئے شاندار انتظامات پر کرغزستان کے ہم منصب کا شکریہ ادا کیا

— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) June 6, 2026

The interior minister is currently attending a Special Meeting of Interior Ministers and Public Security Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Addressing delegates at the moot a day earlier, Naqvi reaffirmed that Pakistan remained fully committed to the principles of the "Shanghai Spirit", including mutual trust, equal partnership, and respect for sovereignty.