Issue 6 This issue 63 most wanted human traffickers added to the “The problem of human “Red Book”: 2 trafficking cannot be ad- dressed by a single stake- The Arrest of Human Traffickers 3 holder, whether public, UNODC - FIA Joint Sessions on Police private or non-govern- Sensitisation and Community Awareness: 4 mental. In order to be ef- Quarterly Data Analysis 5 fective and to provide a sustainable solution to the issue, engagement must be multi-stakeholder in approach and focused on partnerships”. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Note: Statistics for this newsletter have been provided by the FIA Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter 63 most wanted human traffickers added to the “Red Book”: Federal Investigation Agency has added 63 the FIA Headquarters for passing on relevant most wanted human traffickers in its Red information about these most wanted traf- Book during January - February 2016. The fickers on Telephone number 051-9260941. list entails names, photographs, respective With the help of general public and field in- police station and residence addresses for telligence, 46 most wanted traffickers and proper information of other law enforcement 1236 proclaimed offenders were arrested in agencies and stakeholders. Most of these 2014-15. wanted human traffickers belong to different areas of the country including Rawalpindi, Si- alkot, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Rahim Yar Khan, Gujrat and Sargodha. However, this very list does not carry any name from Khy- ber Pakhtunkhwa. This stands in conjunction with FIA’s opera- tional activism in which FIA has chalked out an all-inclusive strategy to launch crackdown against these criminal syndicates. General public is being encouraged to cooperate with FIA and other LEAs to ensure early arrest of these most wanted traffickers. Concurrently, a control room has also been established at 2 Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter The Arrest of Human Traffickers Punjab Zone: The FIA’s Anti-Human Traffick- tial investigation revealed that he had not ing Cells raided locations in Gujrat, Toba Tek been to the United States since 2010 due Singh and Khushab, and arrested four human to a business dispute. FIA Immigration offi- traffickers on Saturday, 16 January 2016. cials checked his record and status through These human traffickers were detained for the Integrated Border Management System investigation to reveal any further informa- (IBMS), which revealed that his name was tion that may help the FIA in further arrests. put on the Exit Control List (ECL) and notic- The detained suspects included Mazhar es had been served on him in the past. After Mushtaq, Mohammad Umer, Alamdar Hus- thorough scrutiny, Habib-Ur-Rehman was ar- sain and Nasir Arshad. More than 20 local rested and shifted to an Anti Human Traffick- and foreign passports were also seized from ing Cell (AHTC) for further investigation and their possession. necessary action. The FIA in the Lahore Zone arrested Habib- Islamabad Zone: In its crackdown on human Ur-Rehman on Saturday, 26 March 2016; traffickers in the twin cities of Islamabad he was trying to travel abroad illegally, and and Rawalpindi, the FIA arrested six human another suspect, Habib-ur-Rehman, tried to traffickers and recovered 45 passports from board on flight PK-711 for New York from their possession in January 2016. A raid was Allama Iqbal International Airport with a US conducted on Premier Travel and Tours locat- passport. While boarding, it was found out ed in Al-Baber Plaza, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad, that the passport had been issued in March where two human traffickers, Muhammad 2011, and that he had no previous travel re- Kamran and Shahid Nazir, were arrested with cord on the passport; furthermore, the ini- 20 passports in their possession. A similar 3 Continued on Page 08 Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter UNODC - FIA Joint Sessions on Police Sensitisa- tion and Community Awareness: Federal Investigation Agency and United cies for ensuring early arrest of the fugi- Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Paki- tive human traffickers-cum-notorious pro- stan are organizing a series of sessions claimed offenders (POs) from abroad as for Police officials and Civil society repre- well. He informed the participants that FIA sentatives across Pakistan. These sessions has a continuous long term cooperation are intended to educate police officials with UNODC country office in Pakistan, in- on issues of HTMS and their appropriate cluding Research and Analysis Center-RAC, handling especially correct registration of a joint venture of UNODC and FIA, where FIRs with relevant legal clauses, and along- research is being carried out to identify side ensure pre-emption by raising HTMS gaps and provision of durable solutions. awareness amongst important segments of civil society and its undesirable impacts Mr Sajid Akram, Deputy Director Punjab on victims. Zone said that Gujranwala region has be- come hub of HTMS across Punjab as 36 On 10th March 2016 sessions for Police most wanted human traffickers in the Red officials and civil society were organized Book of the Federal Investigation Agen- in Gujranwala. During the sessions, Major cy belong to Gujranwala. Mr Masood Na- Amir from UNODC described the UNODC’s seem, Deputy Director Law of Punjab zone role and collaboration with FIA, police and highlighted that these traffickers have other LEAs. He appreciated that FIA was spread their well-organized illegal network seeking active cooperation of Interpol and to Gujranwala, Gujarat and Mandi Bahaud- other international law enforcement agen- din, under which they send innocent people 4 Continued on Page 07 Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter Quarterly Data Analysis Comparison Of General Offloadees With Previous Quarter Analysis: There has been an increase of observed with lesser fluctuation between 97 cases in comparison with previous the months i.e. -77 between Oct- Nov 15. quarter. Significant decrease has been observed for Lahore airport where there Lahore: In comparison with previous quar- has been a decline from 118 to 54 cases ter, sharp decrease of 64 cases has been ob- i.e. a decline of 54.24% and a very served with a steady declining trend. significant increase of cases at Multan from 35 cases to 104 cases i.e. 197.14%. Peshawar: In comparison with previous quarter, an increase of 25 cases has been Islamabad airport remained at the top observed with a steady decrease between where maximum number of passengers months of current quarter. were offloaded during 1st quarter 2016 i.e. 553, followed by Peshawar 256, K a r a - Sialkot: In comparison with previous quar- chi 244, Sialkot 139, Multan 104 and ter, an increase of 12 cases has been ob- Lahore 54. served with lesser fluctuation between the Islamabad: In comparison with months i.e. +27 between Nov-Dec 15. previous quarter, an increase of 20 cases has been observed with lesser Multan: In comparison with previous quar- fluctuation between the months i.e. -114 ter, a sharp increase of 69 cases has been between Oct- Nov 15. observed with fluctuation between the months i.e. +25 between Dec 2015 and Jan Karachi: In comparison with previous 2016. quarter an increase of 35 cases has been Comparison Of OFDs With Previous Quarter Analysis: There has been a decline of 34.04% decrease has been observed at Islamabad in comparison with previous quarter. Major airport from 57 cases down to 20 cases i.e. 5 Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter 64.91% decrease. Lahore: In comparison with previous quar- Despite that, Lahore airport remained at ter, increase of 03 cases has been observed the top where maximum number of with a steady declining trend. passengers were offloaded during 1st quarter 2016 i.e. 28, followed by Islamabad Peshawar: In comparison with previous 20, Karachi 6, Peshawar 5 and Sialkot 3. quarter, an increase of 02 cases has been observed. Islamabad: In comparison with previous quarter, a sharp decrease of 37 cases has Sialkot: In comparison with previous quar- been observed with lesser fluctuation be- ter, a decrease of 01 case has been ob- tween the months i.e. -6 between Nov-Dec served. 15. Multan: No activity observed in this quarter Karachi: In comparison with previous quar- also. ter, an increase of 01 case has been ob- served. Comparison of General Deportees With Previous Quarter Analysis: A decline of 2212 cases has been tween the months i.e. between Oct- Nov 15. observed in comparison with the previous quarter, i.e. an overall decline of 11.12%. Is- Lahore: In comparison with previous quar- lamabad’s airport had the maximum share of ter, decrease of 49 cases has been observed this decline, i.e. 840 cases or 22.45% of with a fluctuating declining trend. this share. Karachi’s airport remained at the top of the list, where a maximum number Peshawar: In comparison with previous of deportees were recieved during the 1st quarter, an increase of 174 cases has been quarter of 2016, i.e. 10026, followed by observed with a steady increase between Lahore (3670), Islamabad (2902), Peshawar months of current quarter. (679), Sialkot (224) and Multan (176). Sialkot: In comparison with previous quar- Karachi: In comparison with previous quar- ter, a sharp decrease of 513 cases has been ter, a decrease of 1062 cases has been ob- observed with significant decline between served with fluctuating figures between the months i.e. between Nov-Dec 15. the months i.e. Feb-Mar 2016. Multan: In comparison with previous quar- Islamabad: In comparison with previous ter, a sharp increase of 78 cases has been quarter, a decrease of 840 cases has been observed. observed with lesser fluctuation be- 6 Human Trafficking Migrant smuggling& Newsletter Comparison Of General Deportees from Various Countries With Previous Quarter Analysis: Overall a decline of 1105 cases, i.e.