ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Brigadier (r) Ijaz Ahmed Shah on Monday saidthat his ministry was all set to announce a new policy on the issuance ofmandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the foreigners visitingfarflung areas of the country. The minister was speaking to a UN delegationwhich called on him here under the leadership of Knut Ostby, UN residentcoordinator for Pakistan. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad AamirZulfiqar Khan was also present on the occasion.
Allaying the concern of the UN delegation over the requirement of NOC forthe foreigners, the minister said, “Soon the ministry will come up with afeasible solution to the problem. Promoting tourism and ensuring provisionof full security to the tourists across the country are among the mainpriorities of the government.”
The UN representative showed his satisfaction over the improved securitysituation in the country. “We are pretty much satisfied with the overallsecurity situation in Pakistan in general, and the federal capital inparticular,” said Ostby while sharing his observation about the capital.The minister appreciated the UN’s decision to restore Islamabad’s status asa family station after a gap of almost 11 years.
Minister appreciates UN’s decision to restore Islamabad’s status as familystation after 11 years
“I must appreciate the efforts of Islamabad Police and the law enforcementagencies for the restoration of peace in the city. It would not have beenpossible without their efforts,” Shah said in the meeting. IGP ZulfiqarKhan said that Shah could rightly be called the architect of the new policyof Islamabad Police.
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Talking about the global peace, the interior minister said that the worldhad become a global village and provision of justice was mandatory tomaintain global peace.
He further added that the UN Security Council must take notice of theatrocities being committed by forces in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK)as well as wherever such issues were taking place. “It is very important toensure that the world peace is not endangered,” Shah stressed. The meetingconcluded on a resolve that the two sides would coordinate with each otherfor better working relations in future.
