Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)

Ministry of States and Frontier Regions
وزارتِ ریاستی و سرحدی امور
Agency overview
Formed1947; 79 years ago (1947)
JurisdictionPakistan
Headquarters
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.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) was a federal ministry in Pakistan.

The main responsibilities of the ministry were the administrative affairs and development activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, including Frontier Regions of Pakistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

It has been merged into the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan as of 2025.

Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees

In 1980, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees was established in Islamabad under SAFRON. 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.

There is a Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees in each province except Sindh.

Cadet College Razmak

Cadet College Razmak, North Waziristan Agency is an autonomous body of the ministry.

List of ministers

Name Entered office Left office
Iskander Mirza 23 October 1954 7 August 1955
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 Qadeer 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 09 April 2022
Muhammad Talha Mahmood (Federal Minister) 19 April 2022 N/A
Amir Muqam 29 March 2024 Till date

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Official Web Portal". FATA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Malik, Mohsin Abbas (2012). Information Operations and FATA Integration into the National Mainstream (Thesis thesis). Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School.
  4. ↑ "PM redesignates three ministers' portfolios". The News International. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  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. ↑ "Overview | Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR)". Retrieved 14 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "About Us | Introduction". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to States & Frontier Regions Division". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.