Muhammad Abdul Qadir Qamar
Law Enforcemen-International Cooperation, Immigration, Anti-Money Laundering And Cyber Crime
Lahore
Summary
I am a professional police officer with nineteen year of experience in international cooperation, illegal migration, anti-money laundering, cyber crime, and administration. I have academic background in international relations and public administration from Australian National University besides attending many national and international courses and training in UK and USA. Played instrumental role in establishing AML regime in Pakistan under FATF guidelines, established international cooperations units in Federal Investigation Agency and prepared SOPs for investigation against Female & Child Harassment, financial crime and virtual asset. I had an opportunity to interact with FATF, NCB, FBI, Australian National Police, Serious Crime office, Crown Prosecution Department and INGOS like ICMPD, IOM, UNDOC, OXFAM, IRARA, and foreign missions at Pakistan. I also served in FIA link Office London as Immigration Liaison officer.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Director Immigration & Immigration Liaison
Federal Investigation Agency
04.2023 - Current
- Monitored workflow and administrative processes of immigration of 10 million passengers per annum by profiling and scanning their documents to ensure legal and safe migrations
- Overseeing offloading (20,000+ per annum) and deportations (40,000 + per annum) from various countries under mutual legal and bilateral agreements and MOUs
- Act as focal person in mutual legal assistance and cooperation with various regions like EURA, UK, Gulf States, Iran for smooth exchanges of information and passengers
- Overseeing establishment and operations of FIA link Offices at Iran, Muscat, UK, Spain, Italy, UAE and Greece.
- Interact with foreign missions in pakistan on removing any obstacles in matters of mutual interest on immigration, trafficking in persons, visit of delegates, and exchange of information
- Close liaison with international organizations like ICMPD, IOM, DFID, UNODC, IRARA, Adam Smith International on capacity building of immigration staff, establishment of 2nd and 3rd line of defense, document security, customer care, adding and upgrading gadgets, participating in various international and national discussions and policy meetings
- Coordinate with ministries of interior, oversees and human resource development, foreign affairs, directorate of immigration and passport, bureau of emigration and oversees employment and provide policy input to increase legal migration and curb illegal practices.
- To authorize placement and removal of names from Provisional Identification List (no fly list) and coordination of Director Immigration and passport and MOI for placement and removal of names on Passport control and Exit Control List respectively
Counsellor Immigration
FIA
London
02.2023 - 04.2023
- Dealing operational matters of mutual legal assistance, international cooperation, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, illegal Immigration, Terrorism/Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering and other related issues including assistance in safe repatriation of the smuggled victims to Pakistan, fugitives wanted for prosecution by Pakistan Interpol and GCC, recovery of missing Pakistani nationals in the host country and provide them with legal assistance and establish communication with their next of kin.
- To manage and carry out activities targeted at extradition, deportation, over stayers, absconders, exploitation of emigrants, travel ban and other related issues.
- To assess the need and to process provision of emergency travel documents to Pakistani nationals enabling them to exit the host country safely and in a timely manner especially in emergency cases.
- To assist the Ambassador of Pakistan in matters of international law-enforcement cooperation, MOUs, extradition, mutual legal assistance, assistance to victims of human trafficking as prescribed in Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018 and Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018.
- To carry out liaison, coordination and collaboration with the local counterparts (Interpol-NCB, Labour Courts & Manpower Department, Immigration Department, Prisons, sub-prisons, Police Stations, Detention Centers etc). In the matters related to trafficking in person, migrants smuggling and other issues falling under the functional jurisdiction of FIA by following Embassy’s protocols.
- To visit local prisons, sub-prisons, Police Stations to interview and assist the Pakistani prisoners/Inmates, victims of human smuggling (especially children, women) and to facilitate them on related correspondence and to establish contact with their families.
- To tackle matters of Pakistani nationals facing charges of fraud and forgery in relation to visa, immigration, travel document and misrepresentation of facts before the authorities.
- To assess needs of human smuggling victim for shelter, medical, psychological, documentation, transportation, financial and legal support.
- To interview and prepare initial report (including details of offenses, details of exploitations, means of communication, transpiration, harboring etc).
- To facilitate victims of human smuggling for safe repatriation to Pakistan.
- To share details of local and international agents involved in transnational human trafficking for taking action against them as per international trafficking laws.
- To interact with Local police, Immigration, Anti-human Trafficking Authorities, Organized crime Department, Antiterrorism department, Aliens Police, Anti-Narcotics Force, Police directorate, Cyber Crime, Migration Asylum, Jail department, Detention camps, Minor shelter,
Director Economic Crime Wing/Anti Money Laundering
FIA
Islamabad
09.2021 - 01.2023
- Establishment of Anti Money Laundering/ Countering of Terror Financing (AML/CFT Directorate at FIA for the first time to deal with implementation of AML Act 2010 at national level.
- Setting up of national AML desk, Data Access Centre, International Cooperation Unit, Suspicious Transaction Report unit, Asset Management and Recovery unit, Financial Investigation Unit at AML/CFT directorate FIA Headquarters.
- Establishment of seven (07) AML circles across Pakistan, posting of staff, their training and monitoring
- Formulation of Policies, procedure, SOPs to effectively investigate and prosecute ML and CFT cases in line with FATF recommendations that helped Pakistan exit from grey list
- Initiate and pursue various campaigns against currency smuggling, hawala/hundi and illegal currency business
- Forensic audit of money exchange companies suspected to be involved in currency smuggling
- Focal person for coordination with Ministry of interior, Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning Division, Foreign Affairs, Financial Monitoring Unit, State Bank of Pakistan, All Banks of Pakistan, NADRA, FBR, ANF, and FATF secretariat.
Additional Director Cyber Crime Wing (CCW)
FIA
Islamabad
02.2020 - 09.2021
- CCW is guided by laws under prevention of Electronic Crimes ACT (PECA) 2016, which deals with the growing threats of cybercrimes, to identify and curb the phenomenon of technological abuse in society. It is the only unit of its kind in Pakistan which directly receives complaints and take legal measures against cyber criminals.
- Supervising the teams in field units with expertise in Digital Forensics, Technical Investigation, Information System Security Audits, Penetration Testing and Trainings.
- Involvement in capacity building of different government departments.
- Focal person for coordination with social media service providers and tech companies like Goggle, FB, and YouTube etc. for exchange of information and supervise international cooperation cell.
- Preparation of various SOPs to investigation cases against, child and vulnerable group exploitation, economic crimes, crimes against dignity of person.
- To manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, organization’s objectives, policies, recommend and administer policies and procedures in the changing trend of Cybercrimes.
- Monitor performance of technical teams of Cybercrimes Reporting Centers, forensic Labs and Data and Network security sections and submission of performance reports to Director.
- Submit Crime Activity Report to Director on Monthly Basis or as and when desired.
- Prepare requests for proposals related to Tasks areas and implement review process.
- Processing and monitoring of circle and zonal offices performance. Management of Crime Data of Cybercrime Reporting Centers.
Superintendent of Police
Police Service Of Pakistan
05.2006 - 01.2020
- Command of three districts of Attock, Chiniot and Bhakkar as District Police Officer
- Principal Police Training College Rawalpindi and Deputy Commandant Police College Sihala
- Held staff posting of PSO to Inspector General of Police Punjab, AIG Logistics and Procurement Punjab, Admin Punjab, SSP HQ Traffic Police Punjab, AIG Operations ICT Police
- Performed as Adl Superintendent of Police in Lahore, Faisalabad, Jhang, Peshawar
Education
Master of Science - Public Administration
Crawford School, Australian National University
Canberra 01.2010 - 12.2010
Master of Science - International Relations
Quaid E Azam University
Islamabad 01.2000 - 01.2002
International Conferences And Prog Attended
Skills
Critical thinking, decision-making, creativity, and information processing
Accomplishments
(2021) Passed Senior Management Course
(2012) Attended Mid Career Management Course and stood First among the batch of 46 officers.
(2012) Received prize money 3,00,000 PKR from Chief Minister Punjab for arresting hardened criminals and recovering an abducted child.
(2010) Received Australian Development Scholarship from Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Pakistan, for higher education.
(2009) Commendation Certificate from Inspector General of Police Punjab for act of gallantry in police operation against hardened criminals.
(2006) Attained first position in Final Passing Out Exam of Police Service of Pakistan.
(2006) Best in Academics award at National Police Academy
(2004) Passed Central Supervisor Services Exam (Pakistan Police Force) securing 9th position in Pakistan. 31st CTP PSP
Additional Information
RESEARCH AND REFLECTIVE PAPERS
Conflict of Interest in Public Life, Assumptions about Causes of Corruption (essay), Applicability of Ethics in Life, Three Case Studies of Government, Markets and Global Change, Changing Role of State (essay), Ethical Dilemmas of Police Officer, Climate Change and Policy Options for Pakistan, Performance Management System in Police Force of Pakistan, Variable Pay System for Pakistan Police, Work Place Project: SWA of Police Force
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
A Society at War with itself, Drug Laws of Pakistan, Policing the urban spaces
COMPUTER SKILLS
Confident with Microsoft Office including, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access, MS Project, SPSS and web browsing.
CONSULTANT (2015)
With Pakistan Peace Collective, Ministry or Information and Broadcast Pakistan, British High Commission in “HAQ HAQDAR TAK” project
MEMBER
International Police Association
ASIS-American Society for Industrial Security
Australian National University Alumni
Civil Services Academy Alumni Forum
LECTURES
Punjab University, National Police Academy, Civil Services Academy, Sihala Police College, Police Training school Rawalpindi
Timeline
Director Immigration & Immigration Liaison
Federal Investigation Agency
04.2023 - Current
Counsellor Immigration
FIA
02.2023 - 04.2023
Director Economic Crime Wing/Anti Money Laundering
FIA
09.2021 - 01.2023
Additional Director Cyber Crime Wing (CCW)
FIA
02.2020 - 09.2021
Master of Science - Public Administration
Crawford School, Australian National University
01.2010 - 12.2010
Superintendent of Police
Police Service Of Pakistan
05.2006 - 01.2020
Master of Science - International Relations
Quaid E Azam University
01.2000 - 01.2002
International Conferences And Prog Attended
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