Four agents involved in business of sending illegal goods abroad were arrested, while cases were filed against eight people involved in human trafficking. This was told in the meeting of the District Vigilance Committee for Anti-Human Trafficking and Forced Labour under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner General Sialkot Shahid Abbas.
The meeting was attended CEO Health Dr. Ahmed Nasir, Deputy Director Labour Tayyab Wirk, Deputy Director Punjab Employees Social Security Institute Muhammed Shafique, District Officer Social Welfare Sharif Ghaman, Deputy Director Environment Protection Department Wasim Ahsan, DEO Secondary Education Allah Dad, District Officer Literacy Asifa Akram, Child Protection Officer Legal Asif Mehmood Janjua, Social Workers Mirza Abdul Shakoor, Ashfaq Nazar, President Bricks Kiln Association Mian Akram and FIA Representative Asim Jawad Sahi.
ADC General Shahid Abbas said that awareness should be raised among the youth who want to go abroad that they should not risk their lives and property by violating the immigration laws. He directed the representatives of DD Social Welfare and NGOs to conduct an awareness campaign about the dangers of illegal means to young people who want to go abroad.
