BALI PROCESS AD HOC GROUP
WORKSHOP
Presentation ON
IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE
BEST PRACTICE
By
SAEED AHMAD
JOINT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
PAKISTAN
AUCKLAND 7-10 FEBRUARY,2012
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 Immigration and border management is handled by
Immigration Department in Federal Investigation
Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Interior headed by
a Director General
 Pakistan has two kinds of migration:
 Managed Migration through UNHCR and IOM
 Illegal Migration because of following factors:
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Afghan Refugees- around three million
Lack of Economic opportunities due to our prolong
engagement with international community against
terrorism (World Bank estimated economic losses to
our economy to the tune of US$ 70 Billion.
Law Enforcement Operations in our Western border
MAJOR ROUTES
 Pakistan - Iran – Oman – UAE
 Pakistan – Iran – Turkey – Greece
 Pakistan – Middle East – West Africa - Spain
 Pakistan – CARs (Ukraine) – Europe
 Pakistan – Malaysia/Singapore – Indonesia – Australia
 Pakistan – Iran – Venezuela – Ecuador –
Peru/Colombia - Chile- Buenos Aires (Rarely/recently)
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Pak – Malaysia/Singapore –
Indonesia – Australia Route
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From Pakistan
To Australia
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5
Immigration Control
(Immigration Check Posts)
Sost
523 Km
TorKham
2,400 KM
Ghulam Khan
Faisalabad
D.I.Khan
Chaman Weish
Sialkot
Wagha R/S
Wagha L/R
D.G khan
Taftan
1605 Km
905 KM
R.Y.Khan
Multan
IMMIGRATION CHECK POSTS
Turbat
Khokharapar
BP-250
Pasni
Ghass
Bandar
1000 Km
Port M. Bin Qasim
TOTAL :
6433 KM
Airports
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Land Routes
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Seaports
04
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Intelligence Sharing
Best Practices
OPERATIONAL COOPERATION &
INTELLIGENCE SHARING
OPERATIONAL COOPERATION
International Processes
Bali Process (Co-chair Australia and
Indonesia)
Dubai Process (Canadian Facilitation
between Pak – Afghan)
SAARC (South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation)
Tri-lateral Initiative (TI) between
Pakistan(UNODC)
Iran
and
Afghanistan
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IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE UNIT
IIU has been established and is
operational in Federal
Investigation Agency (FIA) with
the logistic support of Australian
Government.
INTELLIGENCE SHARING
Equipment for IIU (Immigration Intelligence Unit)
AFP
ASIS
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Computers -03
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Photo Copiers -02
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Fax -02
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Printers -01
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Scanners- 01
Laptops- 01
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VPN (Virtual Private Network)
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Two Prison Vans for Quetta
Laptops -08
Cell Phone-08
Pickup-01
Motor bike- 02
Analyst Note
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Book
EdisonTD system
VSC 6000
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UV lights etc
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INTELLIGENCE SHARING
 Information is shared on case to case basis.
 ASIS, DIAC and AFP through Australian High
Commission Islamabad share information with FIA
HQ relating to Quetta Zone from where
Hazaras/Afghani nationals plan and execute their
journey to Australia via Malaysia and Indonesia
using boats to Christmas and Ashmore Islands.
Inter Governmental Mechanism
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Through diplomatic channel
Interpol
As per bilateral agreements/ MOUs with various
countries
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INTELLIGENCE SHARING
Internal Mechanism
 MMC (Migration Management Cell) in MOI
 CMS (Case Monitoring System- For high profile cases)
 HUTIS (Human Traffickers Information System)
 CCRO (Central Criminal Record office)
 PISCES/ IBMS which also contains ECL, Watch List, Black List
and Hit List (persons and documents e.g. Stolen Passports
and Visa Stickers).
 PAFIS (Pakistan Automated Finger Print Information System)
 AHTCs (Anti Human Trafficking Circles)
 MRP (Machine Readable Passport) by I&P Dte
 CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card) by NADRA
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OPERATIONAL COOPERATION &
INTELLIGENCE SHARING
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Operations to combat people smuggling in
South East Asia and Australia, Thailand and
Indonesia
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Available
people
relating to Pakistan
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We would welcome such mechanisms with
other countries which are illegal immigrant
destinations
smuggling
intelligence
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OPERATIONAL COOPERATION &
INTELLIGENCE SHARING
Future areas of Cooperation
 Real
time intelligence sharing through Focal
Persons.
 Joint identification/interviewing teams to unearth:
 Determination of nationality of illegal migrant
 Identification
of networks, agents, sub-agents and
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facilitators.
Quantum of flow with time frame work .
Analysis of modus operandi of international syndicates.
Exchange of Finger Prints and Photographs of the
suspects, accused and illegal migrants.
Money involved and mode of payment.
Other relevant information e.g. link with transnational
organized crime syndicates.
Contd……
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OPERATIONAL COOPERATION &
INTELLIGENCE SHARING
 Trainings for capacity building of immigration
staff especially relating to examination of
travel documents, profiling, intelligence
sharing and evidence gathering etc.
 Legal mechanism for early deportation need
to be developed, e.g., expeditious extradition,
bilateral agreement for exchange of prisoners
related matters and sharing of best practices
etc.
Contd………..
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Law Enforcement
Law enforcement cooperation
Law Enforcement
Illegal Immigration - Magnitude
Deportations from Australia
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7
6
5
5
4
4
8
3
3
2
1
1
0
2006"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
Illegal Immigration - Magnitude
Deportations from Malaysia
1800
1611
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1254
1070
2006"
2007"
798
869
2008"
2009"
1471
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
Illegal Immigration - Magnitude
Deportations from Indonesia
30
30
25
18
20
12
15
10
10
5
2
5
0
2006"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
Illegal Immigration - Magnitude
Deportations from Singapore
250
222
200
148
150
100
48
22
50
44
20
0
2006"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
Illegal Immigration - Magnitude
Deportations from Thailand
149
160
140
124
210
120
83
100
66
80
60
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40
20
0
2006"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
PERFORMANCE
2011
DESCRIPTION
2007
2008
2009
2010
Offloaded on
Forged Documents
435
572
669
504
342
Deported on Forged
Documents
146
104
74
79
68
Up to June
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Law Enforcement
INTERCEPTION BY IATF
(PAK – IRAN BORDER)
10703
12000
10000
8000
5601
6000
4000
2000
4025
3635
6611
2463
56
0
2005"
2006"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
Law Enforcement
Human Smugglers/ Traffickers arrested
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
1462
1526
1642
1755
1779
1006
1639
800
600
400
200
0
2005" 2006" 2007" 2008" 2009" 2010" 2011"
DEPORTEES 2010 AND 2011
S. NO
COUNTRY NAME
2010
2011
1.
Australia
07
08
2.
Indonesia
30
05
3.
Malaysia
1254
1471
4.
Singapore
44
20
5.
Thailand
149
210
1484
1714
Total:-
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ARREST OF HUMAN SMUGGLERS(MWT)
2005
TOTAL
1,006 1,462 1,526 1,642 1,755 1,779 1639
*MWTS
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2006
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2007
2008
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-
2009
2010
YEAR
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16
2011
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* MOST WANTED TRAFFICKERS
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Law Enforcement
Reasons of Deportation
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Forged Visa
Lost Passport
Illegal stay
Entry refused
Violation of Emigration Law
Illegal working on student visa
Asylum refused
Sponsorship issue
Black listed
Overstay
Study & course (period expired/completed).
Visa cancelled
Change of visa
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Domestic Laws
 Having appropriate domestic legislation
titled as “Prevention & Control of Human
Trafficking Ordinance 2002 (PACHTO) ”
providing punishment from 5 years to 14
years with fine
Smuggling of migrant is an offence under
Emigration Ordinance 1979, providing
punishment from 5 to 14 years or with
fine or with both
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Domestic Laws
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Mis-declaration/forgery in passport
constitute in offence under Passport Act
1974 providing punishment up to 3
years or with fine or with both
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Illegal entry, presence or departure of a
foreigner constitute offences under the
Foreigners
Act
1946,
providing
punishment ranging from 3 years to 10
years with fine
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Border Management
Border Management
Pakistan and Afghanistan Border Issues
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Continuous 2400 Km porous border
Approx 30,000 persons crossing through PakAfghan border at Torkham and Chaman each on
daily basis .
10, 000 passes issued to residents of Chaman for
border crossing.
200 vehicles passes issued for crossing border.
PISCES (Personal Identification Secure Comparison
Evaluation System) installed at all the 26
immigration check posts throughout Pakistan.
BCS (Border Control System) at Torkham and
Chaman is not being utilized due to the absence of
compatible system on the Afghan side
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Border Management
Pakistan and Afghanistan Border Issues
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IBMS is being replaced PISCES which has
biometrics features
Afghan especially Hazaras enter Pakistan
especially Quetta illegally and manage fake
Pakistani travel documents for onward
journey to Australia via Malaysia/Indonesia
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BLO established at Torkham for real time
information
and
intelligence
sharing
between both Countries
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BLO at Chaman and Taftan (Pak-Iran) in
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offing
Border Management
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The GoP sent 19 officials of following
Departments to attend five days course in
Manila sponsored by Australian Government
from 12-16 April 2010 on Border
Management Activities; facial recognition,
Document examination and visa integrity
training;
MOI
02
 FIA
09
 I&P Dte
04
 NADRA
04
This Course has proved very useful especially for
the field officers and is expected to Yield better
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results.
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Border Management
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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Pakistan , Australia, Thailand, Indonesia have
signed MOUs and established JWGs on
cooperation to combat international terrorism,
including border control issues, identity fraud,
Human trafficking, transport security, and
transnational organized crime
 Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Criminal
Procedure Code (Cr.PC) provides different
penalties and procedures for various offences,
also having extra territorial jurisdiction for the
purpose of trial of offences committed outside
Pakistan.
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Future Areas of Cooperation
BORDER MANAGEMENT
 Forgery
airports;
Capacity
detection
equipments
at
major
Building of Immigration Staff
through
training
on
document
examination/equipment.
Law Enforcement
Forensic Capacity building
FIA (SIG)
 Up-gradation of Computer Forensic Lab.
 Forensic software & equipment for data recovery
from damaged digital media.
POLICE
 Forensic applications are not limited to criminal law,
and include civil law, product liability, medical
integrity, highway safety, environmental protection,
consumer protection and national security
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Legal Cooperation
PROSECUTORIAL TRAINING
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The
GoP
will
appreciate
Australian
Government for extending Possible capacity
building
/
training
opportunities
for
prosecutors
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Thank You
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