Although Pakistan is part of international anti-human trafficking protocols and has tasked its Federal Investigation Agency with cracking down on smugglers, enforcement is stymied by a smuggler-government nexus.
Pakistani citizens accounted for the largest number of victims in the recent migrant boat disaster. DW spoke with victims' families about why so many are choosing to risk their lives for an uncertain future in Europe.
Death hangs over the Pakistan village of Bandli like a shroud, as residents absorb news that as many as 24 young local men may be among hundreds feared drowned in last week s Greek migrant boat tragedy.