The CTED delegation during the API/PNR consultation in Islamabad, Pakistan in March 2023.
From 20 – 21 March 2023, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) led the advance passenger information (API)/passenger name record (PNR) national consultation in Islamabad, Pakistan under the Countering Terrorist Travel Programme. The purpose of the national consultation was to establish a comprehensive understanding of Pakistan’s existing level of API and PNR implementation in terms of legal, operational and technical capacities, as well as of its national counter-terrorism structure and priorities, and to identify specific areas for capacity-building support and technical assistance.
The findings from the consultation will be used to develop a national API/PNR implementation road map for the Government of Pakistan. The road map will be a single document that identifies and analyses the gaps between Pakistan’s current capacity to implement an API and PNR system and implementation of a system that is fully compliant with the requirements and objectives of Security Council resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), 2482 (2019) and other international standards and obligations. It will provide recommendations on how to bridge these gaps and identify technical assistance for doing so.
The national API/PNR implementation road map will be drafted by the programme partners based on the findings of the consultation and will be presented to the Government of Pakistan. Following Pakistan’s acceptance of the road map, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will coordinate the implementation of technical assistance with the Countering Terrorist Travel Programme. CTED will not be involved in the delivery of the technical assistance. However, CTED will continue to monitor the progress of the implementation by Pakistan of its international obligations, including human rights, API and PNR.