Staff Reporter
Interior Ministry has taken concrete steps to check human trafficking and renewed efforts during the last 14 months against human smugglers have proved quite encouraging as more than 3,000 such accused were arrested during this period.
Following the special directions, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) made hectic efforts for identifying agents, facilitators and masterminds of illegal immigrants and rackets involved in such heinous crimes. Such efforts resulted in arrest of more than 3,000 human traffickers during the 14 months, a source in the Interior Ministry told media on Friday.
The source said that human trafficking was a global problem and Pakistan was no exception. Illegal emigration is observed on a larger scale through unfrequented parts of the bordering in districts connecting Iran and Afghanistan where no FIA setup is available.
He said that Balochistan was a transit place to connect Iran and then to European countries. This is the main reason that the illegal emigrants belonging to other provinces come to Balochistan with the connivance of local agents, facilitators and transporters and reach the unfrequented portion of Pak-Iran border without having any travelling documents.
It is a fact that many people travel abroad illegally through agents who are often arrested or killed. To control human trafficking, Inter-Agency Task Force (IATE) has been established for the purpose of prevention of smuggling and illegal immigration.
Moreover, Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) at all immigration FIA check posts (entry/ exit points) have been introduced.
