Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to “formulate recommendations related to the necessary legislation to prevent human trafficking”. The incident prompted outrage, a period of national mourning and a government move to crack down on human smugglers. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad regarding human smuggling and the Greece boat tragedy today, the premier directed the interior minister to supervise the investigation process and ordered that those responsible for human trafficking be brought to justice at the earliest. It further said that Shehbaz ordered the investigation committee to submit the report at the earliest while also directing the Gujranwala commissioner to identify the agents involved in human trafficking. The FIA also stated that its Lahore zone had arrested 16 suspects so far and 37 cases had been registered against human smugglers in Lahore, Gujranwala and Gujrat.

Source: Libya Today June 21, 2023 11:07 UTC