Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday commended the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for its ongoing campaign against drug peddlers, targeting educational institutions, students, and the youth.
The minister expressed it during his visit to the ANF Headquarters. Director General of ANF, Major General Abdul Maeed, welcomed the interior minister. Naqvi was given a detailed briefing on the achievements of ANF in combating drug smuggling during the year 2024.
The interior minister praised ANF’s efforts against drug smuggling amid rising trend of drug use in the country. He appreciated the efforts being made by the force to tackle this menace. Mohsin Naqvi assured the ANF DG of full support to meet the professional needs of the department to effectively combat drugs.
Earlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi hosted a farewell meeting with outgoing US Ambassador Donald Blome on Thursday. Donald Armin Blome took over the charge of the US mission in Pakistan in 2022 at a time of unique challenges and opportunities He was the first full-time American envoy in Islamabad after a gap of almost four years, assuming charge of his assignment when Afghanistan was no longer a dominant issue in bilateral ties following the withdrawal of US forces from the country at the end of a 20-year-long war — the longest in American history.
Prior to that, Blome was the US ambassador to Tunisia, chargé d’affaires at the Libya External Office in Tunisia, consul general at the US Consulate in Jerusalem, and director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the US Department of State.
During his farewell meeting today, Naqvi and Blome discussed matters of mutual interest, including the strengthening of Pakistan-US relations and strategies for addressing global challenges such as terrorism.
The minister praised Ambassador Blome’s contributions to fostering ties between the two nations and extended his best wishes for the diplomat’s future endeavours.
The US Ambassador condemned recent incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, reaffirming the need for global cooperation to combat the menace.
