ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): Ministry of Interior, as part of its efforts to control human trafficking, has established Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) at 26 entry and exit sites, and immigration check posts (air, land and sea).
The IBMS records entry of all travelers and maintains their travel data.
A Bio metric Border Control System (BBCS) has also been installed on land routes between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, official sources said on Tuesday.
Listing the steps taken by present government to control the human trafficking, official sources on Sunday said Anti Human Trafficking Circles and Police Stations have been established in Five FIA Zonal Directorates to investigate and prosecute illegal migrants and travelers.
The other measures were establishment of Inter Agency Task Force (IATF), having representation from different Ministries, Departments and Agencies to control illegal migration across national borders, especially on Pak Iran border through land and sea routes and establishment of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Link Office in Muscat, Oman which is now operational.
The official sources said this link office has helped substantially in reduction of human trafficking from Pakistan to Middle East while coordination with Foreign Immigration Liaison Officers has been
ensured to prevent travel of passengers on fake documents.
Similarly, capacity building of FIA was being ensured by
arranging courses at its Academy for investigators and immigration
staff as well as participation in bilateral and multilateral groups.
Some other steps included snap checking by senior FIA officers
to stop illegal immigration, establishment of Overseas Pakistanis
Complaint Cell in FIA to redress complaints of overseas Pakistanis
and introduction of Machine Readable Passports (MRPs), Computerized
National Identity Cards (CNICs), National Identity Card for Overseas
Pakistanis (NICOPs), use of CCTV cameras and Forgery Detection
Machines and Equipment.
With regard to coordination mechanism exists between Pakistan and various countries for deportation of illegal Pakistanis back to Pakistan, the sources said comprehensive policy/SOPs on deportation of Pakistanis has been launched under which no deportation is allowed without verification of national status by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Passport Office.
The sources said the requesting country makes a request for deportation of Pakistani nationals to Ministry of Interior through
Pakistan’s Missions abroad and verification of nationality as well
as traveling documents is carried out either by Pakistan Missions
abroad through their desks of NADRA and Immigration & Passport or by Ministry of Interior.
The verified cases are issued Emergency Travel Documents (ETD) by Pakistan Missions abroad and upon their arrival in Pakistan, they are interviewed and investigated by FIA immigration officers as per
their own SOPs.
The sources said deportees from European Union (EU) are handled under an agreement titled “European Union Readmission Agreement (EURA) signed with European countries for deportation of Pakistanis while the deportees from United Kingdom (UK) are dealt with under a bilateral Implementing Protocol on Readmission between Pakistan and UK signed in September this year.
The record of deportees is maintained in IBMS system as well as in deportees’ registers at Airports and Anti Human Trafficking Circles.

KARACHI, Dec 11 (APP): Spokesman PIA has strongly rebutted media reports that propellor of one of the engines of the ATR 42 aircraft
that crashed on December 7 had started to spin in reverse, or had some known defect prior to take off, which led to this accident.
These reports are mere speculations which may mislead the public
into drawing wrong conclusions.
Fact of the matter is that both engines of the aircraft were fully operational at the time of takeoff from Chitral and some problem
developed during flight.
The whole incident is being thoroughly investigated by Safety Investigation Board (SIB), which is an independent body working under the Aviation Division.
All items recovered from the site, including cockpit instruments, are part of the evidence and may give valuable insights about the cause of the accident, but cannot provide conclusive evidence in isolation.
Public should rest assured that SIB is under instructions from the Prime Minister of Pakistan that a detailed, independent and transparent inquiry be carried out and truth should be brought out and shared with the people in the shortest possible time.
Therefore, media is requested to wait till the investigation process is completed and refrain from drawing any premature conclusions.
It is pertinent to mention here that ATR 42 and 72 (more than
1200 aircraft built) use engines manufactured by one of world’s most
reliable engine manufacturers, Pratt & Whitney, which has provided
more than 13,000 commercial engines to a range of aircraft manufacturers including Boeing and Airbus since 1925, in addition to providing more than 7300 engines for multiple military aircraft.

ATTOCK, Dec 11 (APP): Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor will generate jobs for youth in near future.
He said this while talking to newsmen here in a Daughter’s Wedding ceremony of prominent figure Akhlaq Ahmed Khan of Basal.
He said that CPEC passing through differing areas of Attock, will certainly benefit the residents and the youth of the area and will avail job opportunities nearest to their home.
Federal Minister said that this govt has started mega projects which will have far reaching affects on the development and prosperity of the country.
He said that this govt wants facilities for the residents of far flung areas and taking practical steps in this regard.
The Federal Minister said that because of public and country friendly policies PML N has bagged majority of the seats in local body elections and now Chairmen nominated by PML N are also being elected across the Punjab.
Sheikh Aftab said that in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Sialkot candidates of PML N have been elected unopposed as mayors which is an ample proof that people are with the sitting govt.
While talking about Attock district he said that PML N candidate Sardar Ahsan Ali Khan will be victorious as Chairman District Council Attock as he is having support of the majority of the members of district council. Sheikh Aftab said, those thinking of defeating PML N candidate are living in fools paradise.
While replying a question he said that PML N during its tenure will complete its agenda of making Pakistan prosperous and developed.
On the occasion Councillor Sheikh Nasir Mahmood (nominated for
chairmanship of Tehsil Council Attock), Sheikh Salman Sarwar PML N,
Dr Ashraf Butt, Sheikh Ajmal, and other notables were also present.

LAHORE, Dec 11 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said situation of the country has substantially improved during the tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League N and people are witness to improvement in different walks of life.
He said zero tolerance policy had been adopted against corruption which had resulted in transparency in government affairs, eradication of corruption and improvement in service delivery besides image of the country had improved at international level.
He said solid efforts made for the eradication of corruption on behalf of the government were also being appreciated at global level, according to a handout issued here on Sunday.
The chief minister said that transparency and merit were hallmark of the present government, adding that recruitments have been made only on merit in all departments, including police.
He said billions of rupees had been saved in development projects first time in the history of the country and all mega projects were proof to transparency in development projects. Ensuring transparency at every level was among top priorities of PML N government, he added.
Shehbaz Sharif said the PML N government was free from corruption and no one could raise finger on transparency in development projects. Rs. 112 billion of the nation had been saved by ensuring transparency in three gas based power plants being set up in the province, he added.
He said zero tolerance against corruption from lower level to upper level was yielding better results, adding that Pakistan was the only country in South Asia making successful efforts for eliminating corruption.
He said the US Journal “Foreign Policy” had also lauded effective steps of the present government against corruption.
The chief minister said thousands of megawatt electricity would be added to national grid with the completion of energy projects by the end of 2017 which would result in elimination of loadshedding. He said with the completion of gas based power projects, not only 3,600
megawatt electricity would be generated but also consumers would get cheap electricity.