Airports Security Force

Airports Security Force
ہوائی اڈوں کا محافظ دستہ
ASF Emblem
AbbreviationASF
MottoFirm & Courteous
Agency overview
Formed1976 (1976)
Employees14,560
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPakistan
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Buildings and other fixed assets
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Maj Gen Shoaib Bin Akram, (Director General)
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence, Pakistan
Website
asf.gov.pk
joinasf.gov.pk

The Airports Security Force (ASF) (Urdu: ہوائی اڈوں کا محافظ دستہ) is a federal security agency under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence which is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the aircraft (on-ground or in-air) in Pakistan. ASF safeguards the civil aviation industry against unlawful interferences, adopting counter terrorism measures, preventing crime and maintaining law and order within the limits of airports in Pakistan. The current Director General of ASF is Major General Shoaib Bin Akram HI(M). The ASF is a 14,560-personnel organisation.

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