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Express Tribune
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
FIRs to be registered against deportees
The government has decided to take stringent action against citizens deported from foreign countries. In a high-level meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday, it was resolved that FIRs will be registered against all deportees. In addition, their passports will be cancelled, and their names will be placed on the Passport Control List (PCL) for a period of five years. To ensure effective implementation, a committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Interior Secretary Khurram Agha that will review and strengthen the existing passport laws and regulations.
Express Tribune
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Senate panel okays human smuggling bill
ISLAMABAD: A panel of the upper house has passed a bill seeking stricter punishment for human smuggling, a phenomenon which has in the recent past cost the lives of hundreds of Pakistanis. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday met at the Parliament House to review crucial legislative amendments and infrastructure concerns under the chairmanship of Senator Faisal Saleem. Speaking at the committee meeting, Interior Secretary Khurram Agha said the billthe Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to curb human smuggling "which is on the rise". The proposed legislation, he said, recommends stricter punishment for the crime. Senator Shahadat Awan defended the bill, stating that the proposed law was aimed at making it difficult for the human smugglers to get bail. The committee later approved the bill, which introduces a minimum three-year sentence to strengthen deterrence against human smuggling. The committee members also reviewed the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill, 2025, stressing the need for stricter action against unauthorized agents. It also discussed the Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials confirming an increase in fines to Rs1 million to curb illegal activities. After ship capsizing incidents near Greece in November last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Ministry of Interior to initiate a crackdown against human smugglers and traffickers. (WITH INPUT FROM APP)
