National Counter Terrorism Authority
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| Formed | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Motto | Stand United Against Terrorism |
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| Website | nacta |
The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Urdu: قومی انسداد دہشت گردی اختیار) (reporting name: NACTA) is an Internal Counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan. NACTA is mandated to devise a counter-terrorism strategy that should address short, medium and long-term goals and devise action plans for their implementation.
NACTA was initially set up in 2009, administratively, but its powers and mandate has been clearly spelled out in March 2013, under an Act of Parliament. The NACTA 2013 Act sets up the framework of the organization.
Under the NACTA Act, the National Counter Terrorism Authority is to be governed by a Board of Governors (BOG). The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the Chairman of NACTA BOG while Defense, Interior, Foreign, Finance, Law and Justice Ministers and one member each of Senate and National Assembly, Chief Ministers of all four Provinces, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Secretary Interior, DG FIA and Chiefs of Intelligence Agencies, Provincial Chief secretaries and Police Chiefs are Members of NACTA's BOG.
According to the law the Authority has the following functions:
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