Pakistan gets success in curbing human smuggling: DG FIA
By Bushra Makhdoom

ISLAMABAD—Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been instrumental in curbing human smuggling and checking violation of Copy rights and Intellectual Property Rights, said Director General FIA) Tariq Pervez on Friday.
Addressing a ceremony held in connection with the promotions of 178 FIA employees after 30 years, he said the efforts of Pakistan against human smuggling has been acknowledged at world level. He said the FIA was given three main objectives to overcome human smuggling, ensure implementation on IPR and Copy rights.
Regarding human smuggling, DG, FIA said upto 24,000 Pakistanis were illegally sent to foreign countries in 2005 but the figure reduced to 14,000 in 2006 and 10,000 during the current year. Commenting on IPR, he said effective implementation on Intellectual Property Rights is being ensured and six factories were closed down only in Karachi for violating IPR during last year.
" Due to efforts of FIA, a significant improvement has been made which was acknowledged at international level," he added. Tariq Pervez said Pakistan has been omitted from the `watch- list' regarding human smuggling and IPR.
Director General congratulated the employees for getting promotion and said these promotions have been made purely on merit rather than considering approach. He urged the FIA's officials to work with honesty and thanked the former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz who sanctioned 1500 posts in FIA after which promotions have been made.
The DG FIA urged the officials to help the needy and the poor because influential people make their way but no body pays heed to the poor people. He said those affiliated with Immigration department should improve their performance.
Tariq Pervez said corruption in FIA would not be tolerated at any cost and cases would be registered against those indulged in corruption. Director General FIA said that there had been 32 suicide attacks in Pakistan during the current year in which jackets and vehicles were used. The similar tools manufactured at the same place have been used in 10 suicide incidents, he added.
It is to mention that seven FIA Inspectors have been promoted from Inspectors to Assistant Directors, 20 from Sub- Inspectors to Inspectosr, 45 from ASIs to Sub-Inspectors, 62 from head constables to ASIs, 30 constables to Head constables and four drives are given promotion in the next rank.