Airports Security Force
| Airports Security Force | |
|---|---|
 Airports Security Force Pakistan | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Part of | Cabinet Secretariat, Aviation Division, Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Karachi |
| Motto(s) | Firm & Courteous |
The Airports Security Force (Pakistan) (ASF) is part of the Aviation Division (Pakistan) and is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air). 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 Ali Abbas Haider HI(M) SBt.
The ASF was established in 1976 under the Airports Security Force Act LXXVII of 1975 initially as the Directorate of the Department of Civil Aviation. After the hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines aeroplane in March 1981, sensing the contradictory requirements of security and facilitation, the Airports Security Force (ASF) was separated, and in December 1983, was placed under the folds of the Ministry of Defence.[1][2]
Later, in 2013 under the umbrella of Cabinet Secretariat, an Aviation Division was created and Airports Security Force (ASF), Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) came under the control of new division. The Aviation Division is headed by the Aviation Secretary of Pakistan.
Subsidiaries
- ASF Schools and Colleges
- ASF Medical Centres
- ASF Land and Housing
- ASF Security Pvt Ltd
Former Directors General
| Sr | Name of DG | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GP Capt M.Y Khan | July 1976 | April 1977 |
| 2 | Brig Saleem Zia | April 1977 | July 1977 |
| 3 | Brig Muzaffar Ali Khan | July 1977 | January 1980 |
| 4 | Brig Saleem Zia | January 1980 | October 1981 |
| 5 | Brig Tariq Rafi | November 1981 | November 1986 |
| 6 | Brig Khawar Latif But | November 1986 | December 1989 |
| 7 | Brig Muneeb Ur Rehman Farooqi | December 1989 | December 1992 |
| 8 | Brig Rashid Ali Malik | December 1992 | November 1996 |
| 9 | Brig Manzoor Iqbal Bangesh | November 1996 | March 1999 |
| 10 | Brig Naveed Nasar Khan | 1st April 1999 | 1st July 2002 |
| 11 | Brig Javed Iqbal Sattar | 27th June 2002 | 10th February 2006 |
| 12 | Brig Fiaz Ahmed Satti | 10th January 2006 | 30th March 2009 |
| 13 | Brig Sahir Aslam Butt | 30th March 2009 | 4th July 2011 |
| 14 | Brig Muhammad Azam Tiwana | 10th January 2011 | 29th December 2014 |
| 15 | Maj General Sohail Ahmad Khan, HI(M) | September 2014 | April 2017 |
