ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial emphasised on Wednesday that the recent boat tragedy on Greek shores, which claimed the lives of more than 300 people from Pakistan, was a grave issue concerning human rights. The fishing boat with a capacity of 400 people had over 700 people on board when it sank on June 14, Rana Sanaullah Khan told the parliament. “The responsibility of curbing human smuggling also falls on the police,” he added. “The Supreme Court had previously instructed provincial governments to actively combat human trafficking.”During the proceedings, the chief justice also recalled the Tayyaba abuse case. Consequently, the court ordered reports from all provinces regarding measures taken to combat human smuggling and data on out-of-school children to be submitted within a month.
