FIA arrests suspected human trafficker from Jeddah-bound PIA flight

Agency says Ehtishamul Haq's wife is a PIA airhostess

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday arrested a human smuggler trying to flee the country aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Islamabad airport, Express News reported.

The suspect Ehtishamul Haq is a “notorious human smuggler" and was wanted by the FIA, a statement issued by the agency said. The suspect was trying to flee the country on a flight bound for Jeddah when he was arrested by FIA personnel, the statement added.



Further, the statement said the suspect, is married to a PIA air hostess and owns a travel agency business in Rawalpindi.

Pakistan retained its position in the US State Department Trafficking in Persons report for 2015, released last year in July. It remains on the tier-2 watch list of countries that face a major trafficking problem but are also making significant efforts to improve the situation.