ISLAMABAD: There has been 10,000 per cent increase in the terrorists’ frozen and confiscated funds in one and half years due to strict interrogation policy of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).
The National Assembly was informed that the government formulated and implemented the first ever policy on financial investigations, including investigations into cases of terrorism financing, as well as parallel financial investigations of acts of terrorism to see the TF link.
This policy was duty approved by the Prime Minister before being implemented. As a result, the financial investigations and prosecutions in the country have registered a phenomenal growth since June 2018.
NADRA receives more than 47 billion 33 crore in fees for computerized identity cards while in the three years, the employees of NADRA were paid 43 per cent in salary and privileges.
To a question by member Chaudhry Hamid Hameed, the Inter-Provincial Ministry of Defence informed the House in a written reply that Rs 6.5 million as travel expenses has been increased on the foreign visits of Pakistan Cricket Board officials compared to last year.
In response to a question from member Shams-un-Nisa, the Interior Ministry in its written response informed the House that NACTA released 664 intelligence reports on terrorism in 2018 while till November 25, 2019, 559 intelligence reports were released by the NACTA Helpline 1717.
On an average 1900 calls are received daily, 597 worth of helpline in 2019, it added. It said telephone calls were also received on which cases were registered.
The government has devised a policy to curb terrorist financing, which has resulted in increase of 540% Since June 2018 as the country has witnessed a remarkable increase in financial investigations.
Minister of State for SAFRAN Sheheryar Afridi in response to the question said that the first FATA budget was Rs 58 billion after the merger and 162 billion allocated for FATA overhaul. On this the slogans of falsehood came out and said that the government in FATA had spent nothing.
People of Punjab and Sindh had 11 lakh 42 thousand 736 weapons licenses issued by NADRA over the past three years, the house was informed.
With additional input from INP
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