Secretary Defence Lieutenant General Syed Athar Ali (Retd) has said that Ministry of Defence (MoD) oversees the administrative control of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the premier spy agency reports to the Prime Minister as far as its operational affairs are concerned.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on defence met here on Tuesday and it was informed about the aims, mission, tasks and organisational structure of the MoD and its attached departments. Athar informed the committee that the ministry had a transparent monitoring system regarding the budget utilisation of the ministry and departments under its administrative control.
The committee appreciated the overall briefing of the Ministry of Defence, however, expressed its dissatisfaction over the security risks on almost all the airports of the country and recommended that highly professional training may be imparted for the capacity building of the ASF personnel to combat the challenging security hazards in the prevailing scenario.