{"id":87136,"date":"2026-09-04T10:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87136"},"modified":"2026-09-05T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T10:18:00","slug":"maj-gen-faisal-naseer-appointed-nacta-national-coordinator-for-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/maj-gen-faisal-naseer-appointed-nacta-national-coordinator-for-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Maj Gen Faisal Naseer appointed NACTA National Coordinator for three years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Seasoned counter-terrorism officer takes charge at a critical time as Pakistan intensifies efforts against terrorism in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> The federal government has appointed Major General Faisal Naseer, HI (M), Tamgha-i-Basalat &amp; Bar, of the Pakistan Army, as National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) for a period of three years.<\/p>\n<p>The Establishment Division has formally issued a notification regarding his appointment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Major General Faisal Naseer is a seasoned officer with extensive experience in counter-terrorism operations and security affairs. His operational experience and understanding of counter-terrorism mechanisms are expected to contribute to NACTA\u2019s efforts to strengthen coordination and institutional responses to the evolving terrorist threat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His appointment assumes particular significance as Pakistan continues to confront terrorism and militant violence, especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where security forces and law-enforcement agencies remain engaged in efforts to protect the lives and security of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>With his background in counter-terrorism operations, Major General Faisal Naseer brings relevant professional experience to an institution tasked with coordinating national efforts against terrorism and extremism.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment also underscores the government\u2019s emphasis on professional competence, relevant operational expertise and merit-based deployment in assigning officers to key national security responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Faisal Naseer\u2019s three-year tenure at NACTA is expected to focus on strengthening institutional coordination, enhancing counter-terrorism mechanisms and supporting Pakistan\u2019s broader national efforts to combat terrorism and safeguard national security.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment comes at a critical juncture, with Pakistan seeking to further consolidate its counter-terrorism framework and enhance cooperation among security institutions, law-enforcement agencies and relevant government bodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasoned counter-terrorism officer takes charge at a critical time as Pakistan intensifies efforts against terrorism in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Major General Faisal Naseer, HI (M), Tamgha-i-Basalat &amp; Bar, of the Pakistan Army, as National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) for a period of three years. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87138,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87136\/revisions\/87138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}