Ministry of Narcotics Control (Pakistan)

Not to be confused with Ministry of Interior (Pakistan).
Ministry of Narcotics Control
وزارتِ سدِّ بابِ منشیات
Agency overview
Formed4 August 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-04)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.narcon.gov.pk

The Ministry of Narcotics Control (Urdu: وزارتِ انسدادِ منشیات, romanized: vizārat-e-insidād-e-munaśśiyāt) is the Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry created on 4 August 2017 by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (the then Prime Minister of Pakistan). The ministry was created out of the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (now just Ministry of Interior). Its sole agency or unit is the Anti-Narcotics Force.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ministry, IIU agree on joint efforts for narcotics control". The News International (newspaper). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "DailyTimes | Cabinet takes oath: Abbasi creates seven new ministries". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "PM constitutes seven new ministries". The Nation. Retrieved 6 August 2017.