Slain migrants: Bodies shifted to morgue in Karachi
Only one person had a CNIC and that too with a blurry image, says DC Gwadar.
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The bodies of 11 would-be migrants were shifted to Edhi Morgue in Karachi for identification, said the deputy commissioner of Gwadar on Saturday.
The men were trying to reach Europe via Iran but their journey was disrupted in Gwadar’s Suntsar area by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner Gwadar Sohailur Rehman Baloch told The Express Tribune that the victims could not be identified. “Only one person, Shamsuddin from Sialkot, had a CNIC but the image is not clear on the card,” Baloch said.
“We have shifted the bodies to Edhi Morgue Karachi for the identification process,” he said.
Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani has said that Pashto-speaking people could also be amongst the deceased.
Durrani said that all available resources were being used to curb illegal movement on border areas. “Whenever illegal migrants are arrested and presented before the court they plead that they are moving in Pakistani territory and after getting released they try their luck again,” he said.
Durrani said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and federal interior ministry had been informed about the incident and asked for serious steps to curb such mishaps in future.
Human trafficking
Human trafficking goes unchecked on the Pakistani side. The 11 victims who wanted to reach Europe via Iran for a bright future had crossed hundreds of security check posts from Punjab to Karachi and onward from Bela to Mekran close to the Iranian border. It is unclear why the illegal migrants were not stopped at any inter-city or inter-provincial checkpoint.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2012.
The bodies of 11 would-be migrants were shifted to Edhi Morgue in Karachi for identification, said the deputy commissioner of Gwadar on Saturday.
The men were trying to reach Europe via Iran but their journey was disrupted in Gwadar’s Suntsar area by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner Gwadar Sohailur Rehman Baloch told The Express Tribune that the victims could not be identified. “Only one person, Shamsuddin from Sialkot, had a CNIC but the image is not clear on the card,” Baloch said.
“We have shifted the bodies to Edhi Morgue Karachi for the identification process,” he said.
Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani has said that Pashto-speaking people could also be amongst the deceased.
Durrani said that all available resources were being used to curb illegal movement on border areas. “Whenever illegal migrants are arrested and presented before the court they plead that they are moving in Pakistani territory and after getting released they try their luck again,” he said.
Durrani said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and federal interior ministry had been informed about the incident and asked for serious steps to curb such mishaps in future.
Human trafficking
Human trafficking goes unchecked on the Pakistani side. The 11 victims who wanted to reach Europe via Iran for a bright future had crossed hundreds of security check posts from Punjab to Karachi and onward from Bela to Mekran close to the Iranian border. It is unclear why the illegal migrants were not stopped at any inter-city or inter-provincial checkpoint.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2012.