U.S. and Anti-Narcotics Force Dr. Jassim Taqui DG, Al-bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad 22nd March 2023: The U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inaugurated ANF’s first women's hostel facility in the Regional Directorate (North), Islamabad today. Built by UNDP with generous funding from the U.S. Embassy under the ‘Infrastructure for the Enhancement of Gender Equality and Rule of Law in Pakistan’ project, the hostel is a step towards making ANF more gender-responsive and encouraging more women to join ANF. The USD 1.14 million projects was initiated in September 2020, as part of a broader U.S. Embassy effort to promote gender-inclusive infrastructure in law enforcement services. The four-story women’s hostel can accommodate more than 45 women personnel and includes a child daycare facility. Meanwhile, UNDP with U.S. Embassy’s funding is already working on the extension of the living and training capacity of ANF Academy Islamabad. The inauguration ceremony was graced by Major General Muhammad Aneeq ur Rehman Malik, HI (M), Director General (DG), ANF, Emmett Sapp, Program Officer, U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, and Knut Ostby, Resident Representative, UNDP Pakistan.