Tag: human trafficking
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Sarim Burney sent to jail, court rejects extension in physical remand
Karachi court rejected the request to extend the physical remand of activist Sarim Burney in the case of human trafficking. He has been sent to jail on judicial remand. Burney was detained by the FIA on charges of human trafficking and fraud. He was produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate Sharqi after a two-day…
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Sarim Burney admits to wrongdoing in human trafficking case
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said that social worker Sarim Barney has admitted to making a mistake in his initial statement in a human trafficking case. His wife Aliya may also be investigated in the case in the coming days. An FIR has been registered against the social activist running a Welfare Trust in…
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Pakistani-French woman accused of marrying girls disguised as boy
A French girl of Pakistani origin named Nargis has been accused of disguising herself as a boy to marry girls to take them abroad. She was arrested in Mirpur city of Azad Kashmir on charges of trafficking girls abroad on the pretext of marriage. According to Geo News, one victim’s family had filed an application…
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Alleged “Donkey” flight held in France, sent back to India
The Airbus A340 initially had been bound for Nicaragua when it was detained last Thursday at Vatry airport, east of Paris, where it had stopped for refuelling. A donkey flight is an illegal immigration used for unauthorized entry into foreign countries like the USA, UK, Canada etc. It had arrived from the United Arab Emirates…
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Human trafficked beggars from Pakistan arrested in alarming numbers abroad
The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was briefed on a concerning issue whereby a significant number of beggars are being trafficked abroad. Zulfikar Haider, the Secretary of the Overseas Ministry, brought this matter to light during a Senate panel discussion centred on the migration of both skilled and unskilled labourers from Pakistan.
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Refugees, migrants return home after boat tragedy, file cases against traffickers
After the migrant boat disaster that occurred off the coast of Greece earlier in June, claiming the lives of over 300 Pakistani immigrants, around 40-50 Pakistanis that were initially waiting in Libya to set sail for Italy are now returning home. According to reports by Dawn, these illegal immigrants had paid at least PKR 2.5…
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Sonya Hussyn will play an addict in her next drama
Actress Sonya Hussyn is setting up her career to be that of a thespian with the wide range of characters she has played on screen. In a post yesterday, she revealed that her next character, Murshid, is an addict, and debuted her look on Instagram. The drama’s name is “Gangs of Kharasaan” The actress also…
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Andrew Tate indicted on human trafficking and rape charges in Romania
Andrew Tate, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian associates, are facing criminal charges of rape, human trafficking, and leading an organised crime group for the sexual exploitation of women. According to the indictment presented to a Bucharest court, the four defendants are accused of forming an organized criminal group in 2021 with the…
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Pakistan removed from US human trafficking watchlist
The United States (US) removed Pakistan from its human trafficking watchlist. Although Pakistan was taken off the “watchlist,” Pakistan remains on Tier 2, which serves as a warning that penalties might be imposed if it didn’t make any further progress and will be downgraded to Tier 3, which would lead to sanctions. Tier 2 nations…
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Egypt court cuts TikTok influencer’s sentence to three years
An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a judicial source has said. The source told the AFP news agency on Monday that despite Hossam’s jail time being cut, she was also fined 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($10,740) by the Cairo Criminal Court. The targeting of female influencers…