Almost 70 INGOs have been granted approval under the new INGOs registration policy framework devised on the directives of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, says a press release issued here on Thursday.
Appreciating landmark achievement, the Interior Minister directed Interior Ministry for expeditious completion of pending applications of INGOs. He also directed for establishment of a robust INGO facilitation cell in the interior Ministry with technical support from NADRA.
Addressing the meeting, the Interior Minister observed that while we will welcome INGOs to operate freely and independently in Pakistan, let me also make it very clear that now there would absolutely be no margin or space for any INGO to misuse its permission. We would not allow anyone to work against our national security interests under the facade of INGO, continued the Interior Minister.
The minister was chairing a high level meeting here on Thursday which was attended among others by Secretary Interior, Advocate General, Chairman NADRA, Chief Commissioner, Senior Police, FIA and Interior Ministry officials.
Regarding the issue of POC for the foreigners especially those married to Pakistani nationals, the minister directed NADRA to start work on provision of new card to the foreigners who have Pakistani spouses in order to facilitate their residence within the country.
The minister also imposed a ban on rental of new property by NADRA and building offices on rental lands saying that this is an avenue of corruption and misappropriation.
The Interior Minister also reviewed the policy framework of NADRA for engaging the provincial governments for the establishment of NADRA owned permanent infrastructure for provision of its services to the citizens in each province.
The minister also approved cooperation between NADRA and Pakistan Post whereby Post Offices would be improved and NADRA facilities would be provided in the building of the Post Offices.
As a first step under the project, 10 post offices, two each in the urban and rural areas of the four provinces and AJK would be engaged for provision of the NADRA services in the initial phase.
After completion of test and evaluation period, the project would be further expanded and 1500 postal offices across the country especially in the far flung and rural areas would be equipped for provision of NADRA facilities.-PR