Peshawar: Pakistan does not comply with the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking and is a major source of trade in persons, a leading human rights activist said on Wednesday.
Addressing a workshop on countering women trafficking here, Aurat Foundation chairperson Rakshanda Naz said Pakistan's inability to comply with minimum standards for eliminating trafficking had resulted in the country being placed in the Tier-2 watch list in the 2009 Trafficking In Persons report prepared by the US State Department.
Mashood Mirza, Director of the Federal Ombudsman, said the only Pakistani law dealing with women trafficking is the Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance, which does not address internal trafficking.
Experts said non-implementation of relevant laws, lack of social support, harmful traditional practices and lack of awareness among public are leading factors responsible for the growing menace of women trafficking in Pakistan's northwest.
The workshop for lawyers on countering women trafficking was organised by the NGO Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme with support from the DFID and UNDP.
Participants were briefed by a panel of experts on the nature, trends, forms, effects and laws on woman trafficking in Pakistan.
Afzal Shinwari, the project coordinator for human rights for CAMP, said human trafficking is the third largest lucrative illegal business after drug and weapon smuggling and generates USD 8 billion to USD 10 billion annually.
PTI
Pak does not comply with min standards on trafficking
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