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Minister of State for Home Affairs Talal Chaudhry speaks to journalists outside Parliament in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. Screenshot
ISLAMABAD:
Minister of State for Home Affairs Talal Chaudhry on Friday informed the Senate that the joint security checkpoints were completely legal, equipped with body cameras, surveillance systems and helplines and had been established solely to ensure public safety amid the existing security challenges.
Responding to a call-out notice raised by Asad Qasim on the difficulties faced by the people of Balochistan and Sindh due to long daily queues at the Rangers’ pickets at Hub Chowki, he said setting up of joint check posts was permitted under Section 6 of the Rangers Ordinance, while Pakistan Customs had also sought assistance from the Rangers under the anti-smuggling rules notified through an SRO in 2023.
He said the Sindh provincial government had played a key role in establishing and facilitating these check posts in consultation with all stakeholders.
The minister told the House that around 10 joint check posts were operational at different locations, adding that around 4,000 vehicles passed through one such check post daily, underlining their importance both from the point of view of law and order and combating smuggling.
He said the checkpoints were also aimed at curbing the movement of weapons and ammunition, often based on intelligence-based information.
The minister acknowledged that travelers might sometimes face inconveniences, but stressed that these measures were necessary in view of the security situation.
