Pakistan, Sudan Agree to Boost Security, Cybercrime TiesWorld

During the bilateral meeting, it was decided to sign a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in the field of cybercrime. The Sudanese interior minister said he wanted to benefit from Pakistan’s expertise and experience in the field of cybercrime, and Naqvi said Pakistan was ready to provide professional training to Sudanese police officers.

Naqvi said Pakistan was ready to provide all kinds of support to the peace and reconstruction process in Sudan. He also highlighted the role of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Sudan’s civil registration system, saying that with NADRA’s cooperation, 36 million citizenship cards, 9 million national identity cards, 18 million birth certificates and 500,000 death certificates had been issued in Sudan. He added that NADRA was always ready to cooperate in the civil registration process in future.

On the inquiry of the Sudanese interior minister, Naqvi also issued orders to immediately resolve the visa issues of married Sudanese women residing in Pakistan. He said Sudanese citizens could benefit from medical facilities in Pakistan and would be provided with every possible facility in the health sector.

The Sudanese interior minister said Pakistan was a brotherly country and that Sudan attached great importance to cooperation with Pakistan in all sectors. He expressed his desire to promote bilateral cooperation in various sectors and thanked Pakistan for its cooperation.

The Sudanese minister also called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. According to the military’s media wing, the two sides discussed matters of mutual interest, evolving regional and global security dynamics and opportunities to enhance bilateral cooperation, with particular emphasis on security, counterterrorism and institutional cooperation.

The meeting was also attended by the Federal Secretary Interior, Special Secretary and Additional Secretaries Interior, Chairman NADRA, the directors general of the FIA, Anti-Narcotics Force, National Forensic Agency, National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency and Immigration and Passports, the Inspector General of the Federal Constabulary, the Commandant of the National Police Academy, the Chairman of the Social Media Regulatory Authority, and the Chief Commissioner and Inspector General of Islamabad Police.