Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Acting U.S. Ambassador Natalie Baker agreed to expand intelligence sharing and operational coordination against trafficking networks.
- ANF reported seizing 134 tonnes of narcotics during the annual campaign, with 2,001 arrests including 75 foreign nationals.
- Officials valued the seized drugs at approximately $12.797 billion based on the briefing to U.S. counterparts.
- Pakistan said modern scanning machines are being installed at major airports to strengthen narcotics detection.
- The government is moving to establish a National Narcotics Coordination Centre, while authorities reported clearing 40,659 acres of poppy cultivation and detaining 110 Afghan nationals in three provinces.