Tariq Parvez (born 30 December 1948) is a Pakistani former Police officer and a bureaucrat who served as Home Minister in the Punjab government, only to oversee the

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held in 2013."Punjab caretaker cabinet sworn in"
" Dunya News", 01 April 2013 He began as a police officer and rose to become the director-general of Pakistan's

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from 2005 to 2008. After his retirement, he planned to engage in

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efforts and join a think-tank.Tariq Butt
"DG FIA Tariq Pervez retires gracefully"
''The News'', 30 December 2008 He Joined Police Service of Pakistan in the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1973 and retired in the rank of Inspector General of Police in 2008, from the post of Director General of Federal Investigation Agency, Pakistan. After retirement in 2008, was tasked to establish the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA),Pakistan and appointed its first National Coordinator. In 2013, was appointed as Home Minister ,Punjab in the caretaker set up. Presently member of NACTA's committee of experts as well as President, Advisory Board, National Initiative against Organized Crime, Pakistan, a non partisan, independent think tank, based in Lahore. Published a number of papers and reports on CT/CVE. Was member of Police Reforms Committee(PRC) set up ,by Chief Justice ,Supreme Court Pakistan within the purview of Law and Justice Commission Pakistan.

Early life

Pervez completed his undergraduate and post-graduate studies from Government College University. Later he completed his MSc in Criminology from

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and returned to Pakistan to serve the country.

Career

Pervez was appointed the National Coordinator of the Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA).Rauf Klasra
"PM reshuffles 11 federal secretaries in surprise move"
''The News'', 17 January 2009 NCTA's function is to coordinate counterterrorism efforts between FIA, ISI and IB. He faced bureaucratic hurdles in getting the NCTA law draft passed from the Ministry of Interior and the Law Ministry, and eventually resigned over these ongoing obstacles. He officially resigned effective 21 July 2010. During his tenure as head of CID Punjab he played a major role in eliminating their sectarian network in the 1990s. During his FIA career, Pervez resolved several terrorist attacks, including suicide bombings in the wake of 9/11. He had a good reputation for

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. Under his

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, terrorists who had tried to assassinate former President

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, and who were involved in the

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and other high-profile bombings, were traced. Moreover, he prepared a useful book of suspected terrorists. On 20 August 2007, Pervez was threatened with jail over the disappearance of a Pakistani man,

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, who was later released. He was mentioned in the Pakistan national dailies ''DAWN'', ''The News'' and ''Daily Times'' regularly and also in the foreign media such as the ''

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'' and also in the ''

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'' at

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Recognition

In 2004, he was awarded the

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by the Government of Pakistan for his efforts in counter-terrorism."130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards"

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, 14 August 2004

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pervez, Tariq Living people Alumni of Cardiff University Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz 1948 births Federal Investigation Agency agents National Coordinators of the National Counter Terrorism Authority