Pakistan and Sudan have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation across security, internal affairs, cybercrime, police training, and civil registration following high-level talks held in Islamabad. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Sudanese Interior Minister Lieutenant General Babiker Samrah Mustafa Ali and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who was joined by Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry. The meeting was followed by delegation-level talks that focused on institutional development, law enforcement, and the integration of technology into public administration, which shows that the discussions covered both policing and the digital systems that support government services.
As part of the understanding, the two countries agreed in principle to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at joint efforts to combat cybercrime. The Sudanese minister highlighted the interest of his country in using the specialised technical expertise of Pakistan in cyber security. He described Pakistan as a brotherly country and repeated the wish of Khartoum to deepen ties across multiple sectors. The proposed MoU is expected to provide a formal basis for cooperation on cybercrime, an area where governments increasingly need to share technical knowledge, investigation methods, and training to deal with offences that cross borders.
The interior minister reaffirmed the commitment of Islamabad to supporting the efforts of Sudan towards peace and reconstruction. He announced that Pakistan will provide professional training programmes for Sudanese police officers, and he pointed to the existing technical collaboration under the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). According to the briefing, Sudan has issued 36 million citizenship cards, nine million national identity cards, 18 million birth certificates, and 500,000 death certificates to date with the support of NADRA. Naqvi assured the delegation that NADRA remains fully prepared to extend further institutional assistance for the civil registration operations of Sudan, which makes the digital registration programme one of the most concrete areas of cooperation between the two countries.
Beyond security and administrative matters, Pakistan assured the delegation that Sudanese nationals will be facilitated in accessing medical care within the country. The Sudanese minister also raised a specific concern about visa difficulties faced by Sudanese women who are married to Pakistani citizens, and the interior minister instructed the relevant officials to resolve the issue immediately. Taken together, the outcomes of the visit cover a wide range of topics, from a planned cybercrime MoU and police training to civil registration, healthcare access, and visa facilitation, and they indicate that both governments intend to keep working together on these areas in the coming period.
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