Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)

Ministry of Regions
وزارتِ ریاستی و سرحدی امور
Agency overview
Formed	1947
Jurisdiction	Government of Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Minister responsible	Sahabzada Mehboob Sultan, Federal Minister;
Agency executives	Pervez Ahmed Junejo, Secretary; Ministry of Statues and Frontier Regions, Mohammed Iqbal Khan; Parliamentary Secretary;
Website	www.safron.gov.pk

The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions Urdu: وزارتِ ریاستی و سرحدی امور, wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor (abbreviated as SAFRON) is a federal ministry in Pakistan. Since the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet on 20 November 2019, the ministry is headed by Sahabzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan, previously the Ministry of National Food Security and Research.^[2]

The main responsibilities of the ministry are the administrative affairs and development activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, including Frontier Regions of Pakistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).^[3]^[4]

Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees[]

In 1980, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees was established in Islamabad under SAFRON.^[5] This was in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan to Pakistan from 1979, due to the Soviet invasion and factional fighting in Afghanistan.

The main functions of Commissionerate are to manage Afghan refugees and support the provision of basic facilities for the welfare of Afghan refugees, coordinating activities with federal and provincial government, NGOs, and international agencies specially UNHCR.^[6]

There is a Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees in each province except Sindh.^[7]^[8]

Cadet College Razmak[]

Cadet College Razmak, North Waziristan Agency is an autonomous body of the ministry.^[9]

List of Minister for States and Frontier Regions Ministers of Pakistan[]

Name of Minister for States and Frontier Regions Minister	Entered Office	Left Office
Shaukatullah Khan	11 February 2011	11 February 2012
Chaudhry Muhammad Barjees Tahir	13 June 2012	11 February 2013
Najmuddin Khan	N/A	N/A
Abdul Qadir Baloch	7 June 2013	28 July 2017
Abdul Qadir Baloch	4 August 2017	31 May 2018
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha	5 June 2018	18 August 2018
Tariq Bashir Cheema (Federal Minister)	20 August 2018	6 September 2018
Shehryar Khan Afridi (Minister of State)	18 April 2019	25 September 2020
Sahabzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan (Federal Minister)	20 November 2019	Till Date

External links[]

References[]

^ "STATES AND FRONTIER REGIONS". www.safron.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
^ Dawn.com, Amir Wasim | (18 April 2019). "Major reshuffle: Fawad's ministry changed, Hafeez Sheikh appointed advisor on finance". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Official Web Portal". FATA. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ Malik, Mohsin Abbas (2012). Information Operations and FATA Integration into the National Mainstream (Thesis thesis). Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School.
^ "Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees". car.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Functions | Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees". car.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "STATES AND FRONTIER REGIONS". www.safron.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

[2] Dawn.com, Amir Wasim | (18 April 2019). "Major reshuffle: Fawad's ministry changed, Hafeez Sheikh appointed advisor on finance". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[3] "Official Web Portal". FATA. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

[4] Malik, Mohsin Abbas (2012). Information Operations and FATA Integration into the National Mainstream (Thesis thesis). Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School.

[5] "Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees". car.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[6] "Functions | Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees". car.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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