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Human trafficking: UK points to Pakistani officials
September 24, 2004
Islamabad - British High Commissioner to Pakistan Mark Lyall Grant said on
Thursday that his government had told the Pakistani government about officials
involved in human trafficking.
After the ceremony to distribute certificates to female immigration officers at
the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters, he said that the British
government had deported 2,500 people who were seeking political asylum in the
UK. Mr Grant said these people had submitted fake documents to British
authorities to seek asylum. He said several people were deported from British
airports because they were carrying fake travel documents.
Replying to a question, he said that his government would continue to cooperate
with Pakistan to curb terrorism and human trafficking. He said the British
government had provided modern equipment to the Pakistani customs authority to
halt drug smuggling. He added that Pakistani law enforcement officials were
being trained by British officials.
He said Pakistan’s image had been tarnished because of the number of Pakistanis
who try to enter other countries illegally. He said many Pakistanis were
suffering because of human trafficking.
He said that human trafficking is an international scourge and it needs to be
tackled on a priority basis. He said that to curb human trafficking, the UK
government had decided to donate forgery detection equipment for Pakistan’s
three main airports. Mr Grant said this equipment would help combat the problem
of illegal immigration.
He said two British immigration officers visited Pakistan to train 60 female
immigration officers in forgery detection. Federal Secretary for the Interior
Tariq Mahmood said securing the border is the government’s top priority. He
said sustainable partnerships are needed to ensure this. He said that there are
a large number of illegal foreigners in Pakistan.
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