Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday called on the international community to coordinate closely to combat transnational security challenges affecting the world.

“The world faces common security challenges, challenges that do not stop at national borders,” the interior minister said while addressing top police officials from around the world at the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS-2026) in the UN General Assembly Hall.

Naqvi was one of the key panellists who spoke on ‘Enhancing International Cooperation to Address Transnational Challenges’ at the summit.

He explained that terrorism, organised crime, cybercrime, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and money laundering were issues that marred peace across the world.

“These threats affect all of us. No country is safe from them, and no country can deal with them alone,” Naqvi asserted.

The minister highlighted that this was why international cooperation was “more important today than ever before”.

He called on the law enforcement agencies of the UN member states to work closely, maintain trust, share information rapidly, and build stronger partnerships to fight crime.

Naqvi noted that since technology was evolving rapidly and criminals were adopting it at the same pace, it was necessary to step up and adopt it immediately to prevent crime.

To align the law enforcement agencies with the rapidly changing technology, he urged the member states to impart skill enhancement training to the police officers so that they can “make greater use of the innovation”.

“This session brings together experienced leaders from every part of the world. Each [one] of you brings valuable knowledge and practical experience. Let us share ideas that have worked,” he stressed, adding that it was worth learning from each other’s successes.

“Let us find new ways to work together.”

The United Nations, he said, provides a unique platform to bring everyone together with one common purpose “to make our countries safer, to protect our people, and to strengthen peace and security around the world.”

UN chief praises Pakistan’s peace efforts during meeting with Naqvi

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace during a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Naqvi is representing Pakistan at the two-day United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit 2026, being held at the UN headquarters in New York on July 7 and 8. The summit has brought together interior ministers, police chiefs, and senior UN officials from around the world to discuss how UN policing can better respond to evolving peace and security challenges, while strengthening international cooperation against transnational crime.

On the sidelines of the summit, Naqvi is also holding a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from several countries.

According to a post on X by state-run PTV, the two sides also exchanged views on Pakistan’s mediation efforts and the country’s longstanding contributions to international peace. Guterres commended Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace, the statement said.

Earlier, Naqvi met with Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev, who agreed to further strengthen Pakistan-Russia relations during a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where they discussed regional security and expanding cooperation between their interior ministries.

According to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry on X, the two ministers held detailed discussions on the regional situation and explored ways to enhance cooperation in counter-narcotics, counterterrorism, cybercrime, and joint police training exercises.

The two sides also discussed a joint strategy to counter terrorist networks operating in the region, particularly in Afghanistan, and agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between their interior ministries to expand bilateral cooperation, the statement said.

Naqvi also invited Kolokoltsev to visit Pakistan.

The meeting reviewed progress on decisions taken during the ministers’ previous meeting, according to the statement.

Referring to the security situation in the region, Naqvi said more than 25 terrorist organisations were active in Afghanistan. “More than 25 terrorist organisations are active in Afghanistan. Eliminating these extremist groups is a shared responsibility. We need to work together to eradicate this menace,” the interior minister was quoted as saying.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of engagements at the UN headquarters in New York.

On Wednesday, Naqvi held meetings with China’s Minister of State for Public Security and head of the Special Service Bureau, Ling Zhifeng, and Sri Lanka’s Interior Minister Ananda Wijepala.