OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF FIA.

                     1      OBJECTIVE AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT

 

 

FIA was established in January 1975 through FIA Act, 1974 for investigation of Scheduled offences, committed in connection  with the affairs of the Federal Government and the matters  collected herewith.

 

FIA mainly deals with following functions:-

 

Immigration Control, Smuggling of migrants and trafficking
in persons (Emigration Ordinance, P & CHTO)

 

Identity Fraud (Passport Act, NADRA Ordinance)

 

National Security (Official Secret Act, Anti National Activity Act,Anti
Terrorism Act, Arms Ordinance, Explosive Substance Act)

 

Fiscal and Business related Offences (Foreign Exchange Regulation
Act, Import & Export (Control) Act)

 

Forgery and Fraud (Criminal breach of trust, misappropriation,
cheating, currency counterfeiting etc. under PPC)

 

Spurious Drug (Drugs Act)

 

Banking crime

 

Corporate crime

 

State Bank related crime

  IPR (Violations of Copy Right Ordinance)
  Cyber Crime ( Prevention of Electronic Crime Ordinance,&
Electronic Transaction Ordinance)
  Money Laundering fit Terrorist Financing (ATA)

          

                     2.    FUNCTIONS

                                   

i

Investigation of Crimes related to intellectual Property Rights, spurious Drug, Cyber Crimes, Counterfeit Currency, Foreign Exchange Crimes, PPC and other special laws

ii

  Prevention and detection of passengers traveling on forged / fake documents

iii

Implementation of the orders/instructions conveyed by the Government in respect of passengers included in Black list, Stop list, Watch list and Interpol Stop/watch list

iv

Prevention of Electronic Crimes in Financial matters, information stealing online Internet / Email threats and at time even in terrorism.

v

Maintaining heterogeneous Database of Travelers and providing assistance to Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies and other stakeholders.

vi

Coordination of NCB Pakistan with Law Enforcement Agencies and Foreign Missions in International Police coordination, worldwide Interpol members countries (186), Foreign Missions / Embassies in Islamabad. Issuance of Interpol notices, diffusion and provision of inputs of extradition related issues and maintaining Electronic Database of International wanted list, stolen travel documents and  stolen vehicles

vii

Special Investigation Group of FIA investigates offences punishable under the   Anti Terrorism Act 1997,builds a National Database of Terrorists, Identifies and arrest most wanted terrorists and coordination with Provincial  Governments in the National Counter Terrorism efforts

viii

Control Human Smuggling effectively through Exit / Entry border  Immigration posts.

ix

Identify use of bogus and forged documents through experienced training and detecting machines.

                       

                              3     STRENGTH

                               

Executive

Sanctioned

2259

Ministerial

Sanctioned

592

Pisces Project

Sanctioned

124

NR3C Project

Sanctioned

184

    

                                 4.   ACHIEVEMENTS

 

i

In the field of intellectual Property Rights 49 cases registered up till June, 2008, 1.5 Million fake /pirated CD/DVDs, recovered thousands of pirated books ceased.

ii

In the field of spurious drugs 102 cases registered up till June 2008, 84 persons arrested, drugs of Rs.496 millions ceased and 11 manufacturing units sealed

iii

In the field of Cyber Crimes 107 cases registered up till June 2008,raided 39 illegal International Mini Gateway Exchanges and Busted Gangs of Credit Cards fraudster and millions of rupees recovered.

iv

In the field of counterfeit currency 24 cases registered, Rs. 1.4 million,1.1 million Indian currency and 0.21 million US Dollars recovered.

v

NCB Pakistan sent world wise 504 ST messages.

vi

NCB Pakistan communicated messages to concerned NCBs / Countries for having arrested 180 Drug Traffickers in Pakistan.

vii

Following traffic at arrival / departure was handled.

                          

 

Year

Passengers

Total

Increased (Decreased)

Arrived

Deported

2004

2.8 Million

3.0 Million

5.8 Million

 

2005

3.2 Million

3.6 Million

6.8 Million

17%

2006

3.5 Million

 

3.7 Million

7.2 Million

6%

 2007

3.1 Million

3.2 Million

6.3 Million

(12%)

 

viii. Due to improvement in the performances of detection of forged document    fine imposed on PIA decreased  gradually as under

Year

Fine (in Million)

Decreased

2004

21.81

 

2005

8.65

152%

2006

7.64

13%

2007

4.28

78%

 iX  Reduction in deportees for traveling on fake documents 

Year

Passengers deported on fake document

Decreased

2005

141

 

2006

84

68%

2007

60

40%

Up to 18.06.08

25

140%

 

Reduction in deportees:-

Year

Passengers deported

Decreased

2005

24555

 

2006

14003

75%

2007

12371

13%

x. Interception by Inter Agency Task Force (IATF):- 

 

Year

Passengers Intercepted

Increased

2005

2463

2006I

6747

174%

2007

10692

58%

xi. Arrest of Human Smugglers / Traffickers / Facilitators:-

 

Year

Passengers Intercepted

Increased

2005

1006

2006

1462

45%

2007

1526

4%

xii. Conviction of Traffickers/Agents/Facilitator

 

Year

Fine

Imprisoned

Total

Increased

<01 Year

>01 Year

<10 Year

2005

663

332

96

1091

2006

867

411

166

1448

33%

2007

4818

157

47

5022

247 %

 

5 FUTURE STRATEGY

i

Capacity Development of investigators / prosecutors.

ii

 Empowerment of FIA by placing all relevant laws on schedule.

iii

Develop synergies and institutionalize on liaison with other Law Enforcement Agencies

iv

Database and Networking of all related Crimes / Offences.

v

Stringent surveillance and monitoring.

vi

Develop awareness among masses about organized Crimes.

vii

Striving for a world class immigration service.

viii

 Zero difference between Manifest and PISCES.

ix

Monitor trafficking of females from CAR states.

x

 Focusing on important criminal areas such as counter terrorism, Cyber Crime  and terrorist related money laundering and IPR matters.

xi

 Coordination and cooperation with the stakeholders at the platform of INTERPOL in  order to combat terrorism transnational organized crime and Human Trafficking.

xii

 Reduction in all deportees.

xiii

 Conviction of agents/human smugglers/traffickers/facilitators under PACHTO 2002.

xiv

 Issue if Red Notices for agents/smugglers/traffickers/MWTs abroad.

xv

 Arrest of Pos (old added).

xvi

 Arrest of most wanted traffickers/smugglers (of Red Book 2007)

xvii

 TIER Classification improvement.

xviii

Prevention of banking crimes and Money laundering

xix

In order to combat escalating menace of terrorism, SIG will conduct.

 

Following operations independently :-

  •         Infiltrate terrorist groups

  •         Develop Sources and informants

  •         Conduct surveillance of suspects

  •         Carry out raids, arrests and seizures

  •         Identify and arrest most wanted terrorists

 

 

 
     
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