Morocco’s Top Police Chief Receives Pakistan’s Acting Inspector General of Police

Director General of National Security (DGSN) and Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Abdellatif Hammouchi, received, on Monday in Rabat, the Acting Inspector General of Police at the Pakistani Ministry of the Interior, Salman Choudhry, who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a large security delegation. The two parties have reviewed various aspects of bilateral cooperation in security, as well as ways to promote this cooperation and expand its scope, with the aim of coordinating joint efforts to address security challenges, including in the fight against irregular migration networks and human trafficking. This follows, in particular, the recent shipwreck off the coast of Dakhla, which resulted in the death of several Pakistani nationals, according to a statement from the DGSN-DGST Cluster. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Pakistani official to express his country’s higher authorities’ thanks and gratitude to Morocco, for the intervention and rescue efforts made for Pakistani nationals, who were victims of an international irregular migration network. The two sides also discussed the importance of bolstering cooperation in the fight against terrorism, in view of the heightened terrorist threats to the security of both countries, given their geographical proximity to hotbeds of tension where groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Daesh are active. They also delved into the development prospects in terms of bilateral security cooperation, through the exchange of experiences, expertise and good practices, as well as the exchange of data in the fight against the risks and threats to the security of the countries and their citizens. This visit reflects the importance of security cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as key partners in international counter-terrorism efforts and the fight against transnational organized crime, the statement stressed, adding that it also highlights the strong commitment of the DGSN and DGST services in international actions aimed at neutralizing risks and threats to regional and international security.