The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended the alleged mastermind of a human trafficking syndicate responsible for sending two Pakistanis on a migrant boat that tragically capsized off the coast of Greece, resulting in the death of at least 82 individuals, with around 500 presumed dead, including 209 Pakistanis.
The FIA spokesperson reported that the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Rawalpindi and the Counter Terrorism Department conducted a joint raid in Umerkot City, Sindh, to arrest the suspect identified as Faizaullah.
The overloaded boat capsized on June 14 near the Greek coast, carrying up to 750 people and marking one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea. Only 104 men survived the incident, and 82 bodies were recovered.
According to the FIA spokesperson, Faizaullah allegedly accepted millions from a citizen to facilitate the journey of his son and nephew to Italy via the migrant boat. Faizaullah’s accomplices reportedly took the two Pakistanis to the ship, and they went missing when the boat capsized.
A total of 209 Pakistani victims were identified on the overloaded boat, as per data shared by a Pakistani investigative agency on June 22. The data indicated that 181 were from Pakistan, and 28 were from Pakistan-administered Kashmir. DNA samples from 201 families were collected to aid Greece in identifying the missing individuals.
Transparency International Pakistan’s Report Reveals Police And Judiciary As Top-Ranked Most Corrupt Institutions
Meanwhile, Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) unveiled its National Corruption Perception Survey 2023, indicating that the judiciary ranks among the top three most corrupt institutions in Pakistan.
The police are identified as the most corrupt, followed by tendering and contracting, and the judiciary. The Education and Health departments are rated the 4th and 5th most corrupt entities. Additionally, Local Government, Land Administration, Customs, Excise, and Income Tax are assessed as the 6th, 7th, and 8th most corrupt, respectively.
Regarding public service delivery, the average bribery expenditure was highest for the judiciary (Rs25,846). In KP, citizens paid the highest bribe on average to access the judiciary (Rs162,000).
In Punjab, citizens paid the highest bribe on average to access the police (Rs21,186), while in Balochistan, the highest average bribe was for health access (Rs160,000).
