Federal Investigation Agency
The Federal Investigation Agency (Urdu: وفاقی ادارۂ تحقیقات; reporting name: FIA) is a counter-intelligence and security agency under the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, fascism, smuggling as well as infringement and other specific crimes.
Codified under the Constitution in 1974, the institution functions under the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The FIA also undertakes international operations with the close cooperation and coordination of Interpol. Headquartered in Islamabad, the agency has various branch and field offices located in all major cities throughout Pakistan.
More than 39 international offices, designated as "Immigration Wing", exist in Pakistan embassies and consulates-general worldwide. Its executive figure is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Akbar Khan Hoti is currently tenuring as Director-General of the FIA.
The National Intelligence Directorate (NID) was formed in 2014 in order to pool intelligence gathered by over 30 of Pakistan's intelligence agencies.