Islamabad:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has published the 13th edition of its “Red Book” – a 165 -page document providing details on the most sought -after human smugglers.
Interestingly, the Red Book also lists seven women of the most sought after human beings: four in the Islamabad area, two from Lahore and one from Gujranwala.
According to the document, the FIA is currently looking for 143 human smugglers sought in various cases of smuggling and human trafficking. Affairs against these traffickers were recorded with the FIA anti-human traffic circles across the country. Regarding the area, 70 are wanted in Gujranwala, 25 in Islamabad, 14 in Lahore, 13 in Faisalabad, 10 in Karachi, 6 in Kohat, 3 in Multan and 1 each in Balutchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the FIA, 51 of the most sought -after passers -by named in the 2023 red book have so far been arrested. A special repression is underway to understand the remaining people, with dedicated raid teams formed for this purpose.
Officials have confirmed that national identity cards and passports of these most sought -after human smugglers have been put on black list, while red opinions were issued for those who fled abroad.
Special teams of anti-counterbagan cells have been trained across the country to make a repression, while red opinions have also been issued for the arrest of those who hide abroad.
“This important enterprise was orchestrated by the FIA. The management of anti-human smuggling, parked at the FIA headquarters, has devoted substantial efforts to raise data from various circles of anti-human trafficking within the FIA, presenting them meticulously in the form of a book, he said.
He has said that over the years, the federal government, in collaboration with provincial governments, has taken a series of measures to combat the omnipresent question of the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of people.
These efforts include a five -year national action plan, the 2018 law on the prevention of migrant prevention and the 2018 law on the prevention of people trafficking, as well as the formulation of associated regulations.
The activation of people’s trafficking committees (TIP) at the national, provincial and district levels, in parallel with the constitution of an inter-agencies (IATF) working group, was transpired to strengthen prosecution, safeguard victims and promote cooperation.
He said that FIA in collaboration with international partners and civil society organizations has embarked on a solid program aimed at improving the capacity building of law enforcement organizations and relevant departments.
“This initiative encompasses the start of dialogues and spearhead of public awareness campaigns. The creation of data collection and analysis, as well as a dedicated research unit within the FIA anti-human contraband management (AHS), demonstrates their commitment,” he added.
