The 50th Advisory Board Meeting of NIOC was held online on Thursday 7 May 2026. The following attended:
AB Members: Tariq parvez, Zahid Hussain, Samina Ahmed and Manzoor Ahmed. Zubair Habib could not attend as he was in the US. Jawaid Akhtar could not attend due to his parole board prior commitment in West Yorkshire.
CGR Directorate was represented by the following: Tariq Khosa, Sarmad Saeed, Kaleem Imam, Saroop Ijaz, Ghalib Bandesha, Nawaz Nadeem, Ammar Jaffri and Hassan Sardar.
1) OC Strategic Framework
A team headed by Tariq Parvez completed Pakistan’s Strategic Framework against Organized Crime on 31 March 2026. The work was led by UNODC National Consultant Tariq Khosa, Director CGR. A very vibrant team of CFHR was an active partner in this endeavour of great national significance. The implementation phase will start soon.
2) UNTOC Annual Report-2025
Led by CGR, the Civil Society Alliance on UNTOC Review Mechanism issued an Annual Report on Pakistan for 2025. The report has been globally disseminated to the key stakeholders. Civil society continues to work very closely with Dr Ehsan Sadiq, DG AMLA, the National Focal Person on UNTOC Review mechanism.
3) GI-TOC Strategic Framework for Pakistan
A strategic framework for Pakistan has been drafted by the Strategic Advisory Group of Central and South Asia Observatory of GI-TOC. The framework will be presented to the GITOC Board Meeting in Geneva in June 2026.
4) Crime Commission on Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
The CCPCJ meeting will be held in the first week of June 2026. CGR will be represented there in person. Pakistan’s OC Strategic Framework and UNTOC Review Mechanism will be presented in Vienna on 4-5 June 2026.
5) GI-TOC Board Meeting
The GI-TOC’s board meeting will take place in Geneva on 25-26 June 2026. Tariq Khosa, Director CGR, will participate as the board member representing the GI Network of 770 members globally.
6) Crime Congress Abu Dhabi
The next Crime Congress will be held in Abu Dhabi in September 2026. Pakistan’s civil society will be well represented in the global event that takes place after every four years.
7) UNTOC Conference of Parties
Next UNTOC COP will be held in Vienna in October 2026. It takes place every two years. Pakistan’s civil society has been actively participating since 2022. It will be part of the Alliance of NGO’s initiative on the Civil Society Declaration against TOC.
8) Position Papers and Policy Briefs
The CGR tries to issue position papers and policy briefs on organized crime in Pakistan on a monthly basis. Next policy brief will be written on crypto currency and related money laundering challenges facing the country by Kaleem Imam, Ammar Jaffri and Nawaz Nadeem.
9) CGR Blogs on OC
The Advisory Board Members and other key members of NIOC were called upon to contribute to the blog on OC on the CGR’s dedicated space for the purpose.
