ISLAMABAD: As part of sequential significant support by the Government of Japan for Pakistan to contribute the promotion of peace and stability in Pakistan and Afghanistan region, Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Mr. Jeremy Milsom, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office Representative in Pakistan handed over equipment for the Precursor Information Management System (PIMS) and Networking Equipment to Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) at the handing over ceremony held at ANF Headquarters, Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, the Federal Minister of Narcotics Control and Major General Muhammad Arif Malik, Director General ANF, were also present at this important ceremony.
The procurement of this equipment was one of the agreed deliverables under the Japanese funded UNODC project worth USD 6.5 million to strengthen border security against illicit drug trafficking and related transnational organized crime. The equipment would be utilized to improve coordination between the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) and other members of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) on Narcotics Control to achieve the purpose of the project.
Ambassador Matsuda commended the hard efforts by UNODC and ANF while highlighting the importance of the equipment to strengthen ANF’s capacity for effective interdiction and investigation of illicit drugs. He reiterates that Japan stands committed to helping Pakistan eradicate all types of transitional crimes, including
drug trafficking which in any society hinders the socio-economic development and overall prosperity of the country. He also noted that enhancing the border security between Pakistan and Afghanistan is crucial as the stability of the region is essential to the national security as well as economic and social development of Pakistan.
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