The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (, wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor; abbreviated as SAFRON) was a federal ministry in Pakistan.

The main responsibilities of the ministry were the administrative affairs and development activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, including Frontier Regions of Pakistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

It has been merged into the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan as of 2025.

Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees

In 1980, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees was established in Islamabad under SAFRON. This was in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan to Pakistan from 1979, due to the Soviet invasion and factional fighting in Afghanistan.

The main functions of Commissionerate are to manage Afghan refugees and support the provision of basic facilities for the welfare of Afghan refugees, coordinating activities with federal and provincial government, NGOs, and international agencies specially UNHCR.

There is a Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees in each province except Sindh.

Cadet College Razmak

Cadet College Razmak, North Waziristan Agency is an autonomous body of the ministry.

List of ministers Name Entered officeLeft officeIskander Mirza23 October 19547 August 1955Shaukatullah Khan 11 February 201111 February 2012Chaudhry Muhammad Barjees Tahir 13 June 201211 February 2013Najmuddin Khan N/AN/AAbdul Qadeer Baloch 7 June 201328 July 2017Abdul Qadir Baloch 4 August 201731 May 2018Roshan Khursheed Bharucha 5 June 201818 August 2018Tariq Bashir Cheema (Federal Minister)20 August 20186 September 2018 Shehryar Khan Afridi (Minister of State) 18 April 2019 25 September 2020Sahabzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan (Federal Minister)20 November 201909 April 2022Muhammad Talha Mahmood (Federal Minister)19 April 2022N/AAmir Muqam29 March 2024Till date

See also Frontier Regions of Pakistan Federally Administered Tribal Areas Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan Syed Munir Husain, secretary of the Ministry, 1983 to 1987

References

External links Ministry of States and Frontier Regions of Pakistan Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees Punjab Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees KP Ministry of States and Frontier Regions Official Twitter account