FIA offloads 30 air passengers over suspicion of human smuggling
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The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team deputed at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) offloaded 30 passengers from different flights on suspicion of human smuggling, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
Immigration officials said that all these passengers were victims of human smuggling. After completing the necessary procedure, all these passengers were transported to the human smuggling circle.
Later, some passengers were allowed to return home after showing necessary legal documents.
Human smuggling in Pakistan remains poorly documented. Only when a tragedy occurs does the issue take centre stage.
A nationwide crackdown was announced after a fishing boat carrying hundreds of Pakistani migrants capsized off the southern coast of Greece. Yet, interest in the issue and sympathy with the victims waned just as fast as it rose.
Reporter: Shoaib Mukhtar