Federal Investigative Agency

Federal Investigation Agency وفاقی ادارۂ تحقیقات
Abbreviation	FIA
The emblem of FIA
Motto	Urdu: صداقت دیانت‎ Truth and Honesty
Agency overview
Formed	13 January 1975; 42 years ago (1975-01-13)
Preceding agency	Pakistan Special Police Establishment (1948)
Employees	Mild Classified
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction	Constitution of Pakistan
Governing body	Government of Pakistan
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Islamabad, Pakistan
Major Units	10 Counterterrorism Wing (CTW) Crime wing (CW) National Central Bureau (NCB) (Interpol) Immigration Wing (IW) Technical Wing (TW) Legal Branch (LB) Anti-human Trafficking Wing (AHTW) Administration Wing (AW) Economic Crime Wing (ECW) Complaint Center (CC)
Website
fia.gov.pk

The Federal Investigation Agency (Urdu: وفاقی ادارۂ تحقیقات‎; reporting name: FIA) is a border control, 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 of Pakistan in 1974, the institution functions under the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The FIA also undertakes international operations with the close co-operation and co-ordination 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. Bashir Ahmed was appointed in August, 2017 as Director-General of the FIA, replacing Muhammad Amlish. He retired at the end of May 2017.