The Airports Security Force (ASF) (Urdu: جمیعتِ پاسداران برائے تحفظِ طیران گاہ‎) is a federal agency under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation which is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (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 Abid Latif khan HI(M). The ASF is an 8,945-personnel organisation.