Women trafficking: How the gang started operation in Pakistan

Fri 10 May 2019: A Chinese man, who came to Pakistan in connection with the execution of a power project in Haveli Bahadar Shah in Jhang, allegedly established a gang for smuggling Pakistani Christian girls to China against Rs1.8 million to Rs3.5 million per girl.  During the last few days, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided […]

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Iran issues notice to Pakistan on moving arbitration court

Thu 9 May 2019: Tehran formally gave notice to Islamabad in February 2019 for moving the arbitration court for not laying down the pipeline in Pakistan’s territory in stipulated time under the IP gas line project and threatened to invoke the penalty clause of Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA). Spokesman of Petroleum Division Additional Secretary […]

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Pakistan busts prostitution ring that sent young women to China

Tue 7 May 2019: Pakistani authorities have arrested 12 suspected members of prostitution ring taking young Pakistani women to China, part of a growing human trafficking problem often based on fake marriages, officials said on Monday. Those arrested included eight Chinese nationals and four Pakistanis, said Jameel Ahmad, a top official at Pakistan’s Federal Investigation […]

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U.S. begins return of $200 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia

Tue 7 May 2019: KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The U.S. government has begun returning to Malaysia some $200 million recovered from asset seizures linked to state fund 1MDB, with about a quarter of the amount already repatriated, the two countries said on Tuesday. Malaysian and U.S. authorities say about $4.5 billion were allegedly siphoned from […]

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From camps to factories: Muslim detainees say China using forced labour

Tue 7 May 2019: ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) – As Ms Gulzira Auelkhan toiled stitching gloves in a factory in China’s troubled Xinjiang region, her managers made no secret of where her production would be sold. “They told us openly that the gloves will be sold abroad, so we should do a good job,” she recalled of […]

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