Ministry of Narcotics Control (Pakistan) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Narcotics Control
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Jurisdiction:Government of Pakistan
Headquarters:Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Minister1 Name:Mohsin Raza Naqvi
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Narcotics Control
Chief1 Name:Akbar Hussain Durrani[1]
Chief1 Position:Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control

The Ministry of Narcotics Control (Urdu: {{nastaliq|وزارتِ انسدادِ منشیات) is the Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry created on 4 August 2017 by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (the then Prime Minister of Pakistan). The ministry was created out of the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (now just Ministry of Interior). Its sole agency or unit is the Anti-Narcotics Force.[2] [3]

Ministers

PortraitName
TenurePartyGovernmentPrime Minister
FromToLength
1
Salahuddin Tirmizi
4 August
2017
31 May
2018
Pakistan Muslim League (N)AbbasiShahid Khaqan Abbasi
CMuhammad Azam Khan
5 June
2018
13 August
2018
IndependentMulk
Nasirul Mulk
2Ali Mohammad Mahar
4 October
2018
21 May
2019
Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafKhanImran Khan
3Shehryar Afridi

(State Minister)
11 June
2019
6 April
2020
4Azam Khan Swati
7 April
2020
11 December
2020
5
Ijaz Ahmed Shah
11 December
2020
10 April
2022
6
Shahzain Bugti
19 April
2022
9 August
2023
Jamhoori Wattan PartyShehbaz IShehbaz Sharif
CSarfraz Bugti17 August
2023
15 December
2023
IndependentKakar
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
7Mohsin Raza Naqvi
11 March
2024
IncumbentIndependentShehbaz IIShehbaz Sharif

Notes and References

  1. News: Ministry, IIU agree on joint efforts for narcotics control. 3 June 2021. 18 September 2021. The News International (newspaper).
  2. News: DailyTimes Cabinet takes oath: Abbasi creates seven new ministries. 6 August 2017. dailytimes.com.pk. en.
  3. News: PM constitutes seven new ministries. 6 August 2017. The Nation.