ISLAMABAD: At least 10 alleged human traffickers have been arrested after it emerged that many of the dozens of migrants and refugees who drowned off the coast of Greece were from Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also ordered an immediate crackdown on agents engaged in people smuggling, saying they would be “severely punished”.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed for holding an inquiry into the tragic incident of migrants shipwreck near Greece with several Pakistani nationals onboard.
The prime minister directed for an immediate crackdown against agents involved in the heinous crime of human trafficking and called for bringing them to justice.
The Federal Investigation Agency arrested the suspected human traffickers from different parts of Azad Kashmir and another from Karachi airport, who was trying to flee abroad.
Every year, thousands of young Pakistanis embark on perilous journeys attempting to enter Europe without proper documents in search of a better life.
Reports indicate there were at least dozens of Pakistanis onboard the trawler that sank off Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula on Wednesday, killing at least 78 people with hundreds more missing.
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