Listen to the article The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued its first travel advisory in 20 years, as part of efforts to combat human trafficking. The FIA headquarters has sent a letter to deputy directors of immigration across the country, ordering strict monitoring of passengers from 15 countries, 9 cities of Pakistan and two … Read more
This representative image shows a boat carrying migrants. — AFP/File The FIA claims that officials erased the boat victims’ travel documents. He says smugglers have built shelters in Marutania. 3 smugglers including a woman arrested. After at least 44 Pakistanis reportedly lost their lives in the Morocco migrant boat tragedy, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) … Read more
In this photograph taken on April 26, 2018, Pakistani airport staff walk through Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad. -AFP Abid Ali’s name was on the IBMS list, according to immigration officials. Aminullah, a passenger bound for Oman, had two passports. Authorities say some passengers’ documents were incomplete. KARACHI: At least 30 passengers … Read more
On a lakeside peninsula in East Africa, archaeologists have found clues to a society that lived there more than 3 million years ago. Kenya’s Homa Peninsula is part of the East African Rift Valley, a part of the world often called “the cradle of humanity.” So many of the oldest clues on the first days … Read more
Brussels already has a more vibrant cinematic legacy than most (it is the home of Jeanne Dielman, after all), but it has perhaps found its closest, most devoted and expansive film historian in director Bas Devos. After 2019’s spectacular screenings of “Hellhole” and “Ghost Tropic” — respectively, a solemn reflection on urban isolation in the … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding measures against human trafficking in Islamabad, December 18, 2024. — PID Prime Minister calls for tough action against human traffickers. Requests a detailed report on incidents of human trafficking. Directs the implementation of IBMS to monitor international travelers. ISLAMABAD: Following the Greek boat tragedy that claimed the … Read more
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi (R) and a capsized migrant boat off the island of Gavdos, Greece, December 14, 2024. —Facebook/@themohsinnaqvic42/Reuters/File The Minister of the Interior emphasizes that smugglers must be eradicated. The investigative committee was instructed to submit its findings within five days. Emphasis was placed on accelerating measures to eradicate human trafficking. ISLAMABAD: … Read more