A local court on Thursday sent a Chinese national on a 14-day judicial remand to Adiala Jail for allegedly marrying off poor and helpless Pakistani girls to Chinese nationals and trafficking them to China under the pretense of offering lucrative jobs.
Senior Civil Judge Waqar Hussain Gondal rejected the request of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)'s investigative team for a five-day physical remand of M A Shagai.
The FIA's Anti-Human Trafficking Cell had arrested the Chinese national, who, along with six other human traffickers, was involved in facilitating deals with Chinese nationals.
The accused had arranged a deal with the parents of a young girl, Shabana Basheer, for Rs1 million but only gave the girl's parents Rs150,000 while coercing them into signing a contract for Rs1m. The girl was being taken to China under the pretense of marriage to the Chinese accused. However, during the inquiry, the details of the scam were uncovered, leading to the arrest of the accused and the seizure of all documents and passports.
FIA has initiated actions to arrest the six other human traffickers involved in this scheme, including Nazia, Ayesha, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Noman, and Paul. These individuals facilitated deals between Chinese nationals and the victims' families.
The parents of victim Shabana Basheer were deceived into believing that their daughter would marry a Chinese national and receive a good job in China. Further investigation is ongoing, and more revelations are expected as FIA continues to reach out to the families of other girls trafficked through this scheme.
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