GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday claimed to have arrested one of the two main human traffickers in connection with the Greece and Libya shipwreck tragedies from Gujrat. As many as nine cases have been registered in the FIA Gujrat anti-human trafficking circle. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had directed authorities concerned to hold an inquiry into the human trafficking that led to the tragic incident of migrants shipwreck near Greece with several Pakistani nationals onboard. Earlier in June, FIA Deputy Director Tariq Masood said that human traffickers residing in foreign countries will be brought to Pakistan via Interpol. On Monday, the FIA had decided to blacklist the passports of the suspected human traffickers involved in the Greek shipwreck incident and charge them under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.


Source:   Libya Today
July 09, 2023 19:26 UTC