ISLAMABAD: A Directorate of Internal Security (DIS) under National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) of Pakistan is being established to strengthen security and improve law and order situation in the country.
The DIS would be represented by 33 (thirty three) civilian and military intelligence and operational agencies and would have clear articulation of command and control by integrating all grids of tactical, operational and strategic intelligence under one roof. According to Interior Division here yesterday, the Directorate would work on national narrative, rehabilitation, reconstruction, integration, mosques and madrassa mapping, legal reforms and policies related to internal security.
The other objective is collection, analysis and dissemination through integrated qualitative intelligence gathering efforts having direct bearing on Internal Security to develop operational capability of conducting `Intelligence Based Operations’ to contain pre-empt and eliminate terrorism and other threats to public safety.
With regard to other measures adopted to improve law and order situation in the country, the Ministry said Pakistan Automated Fingerprints Identification System (PAFIS) has collected more than 1.9 million fingerprints of suspects while 6.32 million un-verified SIMs have been blocked.
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