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Airports Security Force
ہوائی اڈوں کا محافظ دستہ
ASF Emblem
ASF Emblem
AbbreviationASF
MottoFirm & Courteous
Agency overview
Formed1976; 50 years ago (1976)
Employees14,560[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPakistan
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Buildings and other fixed assets
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Maj Gen Shoaib Bin Akram, (Director General)
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence, Pakistan
Website
asf.gov.pk
joinasf.gov.pk

The Airports Security Force (ASF) (Urdu: ہوائی اڈوں کا محافظ دستہ)[2] is a federal security agency under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence which is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the aircraft (on-ground or in-air) in Pakistan. 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 Shoaib Bin Akram HI(M).[3] The ASF is a 14,560-personnel organisation.[4]

History

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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 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 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.[5][6]

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. The ASF is mainly responsible for security of airports and aircraft.[7]

Subsidiaries

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  • ASF Schools and Colleges
  • ASF Medical Centres
  • ASF Land and Housing
  • ASF Security Pvt Ltd

Directors General (Former Force Commanders)

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Since inception, ASF has always been headed by officers of Pakistan Armed Forces. Currently Major General ranked officers of Pakistan army heads organization for a term of three years.[8]

SrName of DGFromTo
1GP Capt M.Y KhanJuly 1976April 1977
2Brig Saleem ZiaApril 1977July 1977
3Brig Muzaffar Ali KhanJuly 1977January 1980
4Brig Saleem ZiaJanuary 1980October 1981
5Brig Tariq RafiNovember 1981November 1986
6Brig Khawar Latif ButNovember 1986December 1989
7Brig Muneeb Ur Rehman Farooqui, SI(M)December 1989December 1992
8Brig Rashid Ali MalikDecember 1992November 1996
9Brig Manzoor Iqbal BangeshNovember 1996March 1999
10Brig Naveed Nasar Khan1 April 19991 July 2002
11Brig Javed Iqbal Sattar27 June 200210 February 2006
12Brig Fiaz Ahmed Satti10 January 200630 March 2009
13Brig Sahir Aslam Butt30 March 20094 July 2011
14Brig Muhammad Azam Tiwana10 January 201129 December 2014
15Maj General Sohail Ahmad Khan, HI(M)September 2014April 2017
16Maj General Ali Abbas Hayder HI(M), S.BTMay 201729 September 2018
17Maj General Zafar ul Haq, HI(M)October 201823 May 2021
18Maj General Abid Latif Khan HI(M)June 2021Oct 2022
19Maj General Adnan Asif Jah Shad HI(M)Nov 2022November 2025
20 Maj General Shoaib Bin Akram HI(M) November 2025 Present

Ranks

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Officers
Rank groupGeneral officersSenior officersJunior officers
Airports Security Force
Major general
میجر جنرل		 Brigadier
بریگیڈیئر		 Colonel
کرنل		 Lieutenant colonel
لیفٹیننٹ کرنل		 Major
میجر		 Captain
کیپٹن		 Lieutenant
لیفٹنینٹ		 Second lieutenant
سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ
Enlisted
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officersEnlisted
Airports Security Force
Inspector
انسپکٹر		 Sub-inspector
سب انسپکٹر		 Assistant sub-inspector
اسسٹنٹ سب انسپکٹر		 Sergeant
حوالدار		 Corporal
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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2020). The Military Balance 2020. London: Routledge. pp. 302. ISBN 9780367466398.
  2. ↑ "Join ASF". 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "ASF Pakistan — Message from Director General". www.asf.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021. Alt URL
  4. ↑ Ali, Naziha Syed (5 February 2019). "Dawn Investigations: The shaky foundations of ASF Arabian Vista". Dawn. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Zubeiri, Sami (26 September 2008). "Pakistan airports on high alert after bomb threat". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ↑ ASF Sky Marshalls: Proving themselves in a man's world, Express Tribune
  7. ↑ Syed, Baqir Sajjad (7 July 2013). "New order for aviation causes uncertainty". Dawn. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Serve with Pride, Lead with Confidence". Airport Security Force. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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