A Europol-coordinated crackdown exposes a sophisticated smuggling ring luring victims with false job promises, only to trap them in debt bondage and sexual exploitation.

The gang deceived young women, capturing them with the aim of selling them into prostitution in Spain, Greece and the United States.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered on Monday the issuance of red warrants for the human trafficking offenders. The PM chaired the first meeting of the task force formed to curb human trafficking on Monday. He to further strengthen legal framework to combat human trafficking.

Human trafficking is now a global epidemic, representing a serious infringement of human rights that impacts millions of individuals worldwide. This illicit practice exploits victims through coercion, deception or the abuse of power, pushing them into forced labor, sexual exploitation and other unsavory activities.

In a stark revelation at the 2025 Academic Summit of the University of Abuja, the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim,

Currently, only gardaí can identify victims of human trafficking, although guidelines are being drawn up for a new mechanism to allow other frontline agencies to identify victims

PM Sharif emphasized the government's commitment to bringing human trafficking perpetrators to justice in a meeting.

Ibrahim, has described Nigeria as one of the main source, transit, and destination countries for human trafficking in Africa.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday formed a special task force, led by himself, to combat human trafficking gangs operating in the country.“We will bring the perpetrators involved

Special Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling convener Uzma Kardar has emphasised the gravity of the situation highlighted by the loss of hundreds of Pakistani lives in recent tragedies involving irregular cross-border smuggling to Greece and Spain.

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Mexico's southern border states will become the most insecure area in the country in 2024 due to cartel disputes over drug and human trafficking, which could be aggravated by migrants stranded by new restrictions in the United States.