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 Pakistan’s Federal Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control Tariq Masood Khosa officially visits Australia & Signed MOU

A highly-respected & honest officer of Pakistan recently came to Australia on official visit. Former Director General Federal Investigation Agency and National Police Bureau Mr.Tariq Masood Khosa Federal Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control Government of Pakistan attended international conferences and seminars in Australia. He also visited various important departments of Australia and hold talk with High ranks officials of Australia.

In Canberra, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus and Federal Secretary of Pakistan’s Ministry of Narcotics Control Tariq Khosa have signed the Memorandum of Understanding Combating Narcotics Drugs and Developing Narcotics Control Cooperation at the AFP Headquarters in Barton. To reinforce the united stance against drugs and transnational crime, the AFP and Pakistan’s Anti Narcotics Force also signed a ‘Letter of Intent’ to establish a Pakistan Transnational Team on Drugs and Crime, funded for the next three-year under the Pakistan New Policy Initiative.

During the signing ceremony Australian Federal Police Commissioner said,” The partnerships formed today reflect a strong and united stance by Australia and Pakistan to do everything within their power to protect people from the destructive influence of drugs,” He also expressed that this particular MoU focuses on drug crime, enhances transnational cooperation between law enforcement agencies.

Federal Secretary Narcotics Control Division Mr. Tariq Khosa, said that Pakistan is cooperating with international community to counter issue of drugs and performance of Pakistan in drug seizure is appreciated by entire world. He also expressed that Pakistan will continue its policy of cooperation and drug related intelligence sharing, border management and joint operations against drug trafficking and precursors chemicals smuggling.



Tariq Masood Khosa

Tariq Khosa was a police officer who attained distinction in criminal justice administration on a Fulbright scholarship from the United States. He did his graduation and master’s from Government College Lahore and served as inspector general police Balochistan, ADG (Immigration) FIA, DIG CID Punjab, and DIG of various divisions before elevation to the new post. Khosa also served as SSP Lahore, Quetta, Sibi and Gujranwala in the earlier years of his career.

In December 2008 Tariq Masood Khosa was appointed DG Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) replacing Tariq Pervez who attained superannuation and relinquished his job as head of the FIA.Relinquishing his charge as DG FIA in December 2009, he was promoted and made Secretary Norcotics Division.

Tariq Masood Khosa's brother Asif Saeed Khan Khosa is a justice of Lahore High Court . His second brother Nasir Mahmood Khosa was made chief secretary of Punjab in February 2010. Previously Nasir Mahmood Khan Khosa was chief secretary of Balochistan.
 


 

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