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Pakistan Police Bust Organ Trafficking Ring That Surgically Removed Kidneys From Hundreds
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Pakistan Police Bust Organ Trafficking Ring That Surgically Removed Kidneys From Hundreds

Police in Pakistan have busted an organ harvesting ring run by an infamous doctor, a report in CNN said. Eight people have been arrested for surgically removing kidneys from hundreds of patients for wealthy people needing a transplant. The police identified the kingpin as “Dr Fawad”, who is accused of carrying out 328 such surgeries…

The Resurgence of Slavery in Pakistan: Implications of Climate Change
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The Resurgence of Slavery in Pakistan: Implications of Climate Change

The devastating floods that hit Pakistan last summer continue to have a lasting impact on farming families in rural Sindh and the Kacchi Plains of Balochistan. Despite six months passing since the floods, many fields remain underwater, and the soil is too damaged for planting seeds. The small tenant farmers, who are already burdened with…

36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives
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36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives

For #36DaysOfType, The Swaddle’s Denise D’Souza illustrated the A-Z of Indian laws that have impacted Indians in unforeseen ways. ⁠ The Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA) grants the military the ability to maintain public order in ‘disturbed areas,’ through wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or…

Eight booked over human trafficking – The Nation
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Eight booked over human trafficking – The Nation

SIALKOT – Four agents involved in business of sending illegal goods abroad were arrested, while cases were filed against eight people involved in human trafficking. This was told in the meeting of the District Vigilance Committee for Anti-Human Trafficking and Forced La­bour under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Com­missioner General (ADCG) Sialkot Shahid Abbas. The…

Let’s do away with organ trafficking
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Let’s do away with organ trafficking

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Organ racket’ (Feb 14) which dealt with the commercial removal of the kidney of a brick kiln worker in Rawalpindi and the need for a police probe to identify the gang and groups involved in this inhuman activity. Read the original article here. Punjab, no doubt, is considered…

Death in search of a better life – The Express Tribune
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Death in search of a better life – The Express Tribune

By Nabil Tahir | PUBLISHED March 12, 2023 KARACHI: Everyone in this world wants to live a good life. The meaning of a good life can mean different things to different people – it is subjective and can be influenced by personal values, beliefs, and experiences. But all are in search of a better life than…

'Collaborative efforts needed to control human trafficking' – Pakistan – Dunya News
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'Collaborative efforts needed to control human trafficking' – Pakistan – Dunya News

Pakistan 14 February,2023 07:37 pm LAHORE (Dunya News) – Human trafficking, a multi-billion dollar organized crime is a transnational issue that makes young men and women more vulnerable, particularly in the times of economic meltdown and high inflation. Citizens, especially the youth that is over 60 percent of Pakistan’s total population needs to be sensitized…

Collaborative efforts required to control human trafficking – Daily Pakistan
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Collaborative efforts required to control human trafficking – Daily Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Human trafficking, a multi-billion dollar organised crime, is a transnational issue that makes young men and women more vulnerable, particularly in the times of economic meltdown and high inflation. Citizens, especially the youth that is over 60 percent of Pakistan’s total population needs to be sensitized about this serious offence, this was emphasized…

Combating bonded labour | Political Economy | thenews.com.pk
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Combating bonded labour | Political Economy | thenews.com.pk

Bonded labour has been the subject of numerous debates for quite some time now. There has also been much debate in various parts of the world on how best to eliminate it. Yet, the menace continues to plague Pakistan to this day. According to a report by Al-Jazeera, more than 4 million people in Pakistan…

Human trafficking case: Properties owned by Singapore-based accused identified by police
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Human trafficking case: Properties owned by Singapore-based accused identified by police

The investigation into the human trafficking case, in which arrests were made recently, has led the district police to unearth the real estate business of the accused. Police have so far identified the properties of one of the main accused, Sunny, in Singapore. Police are on the hunt for Sunny, Jasbir Singh and a woman,…