Shakeel Karim News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Shakeel karim. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Shakeel Karim Today - Breaking & Trending Today
Treasury Sanctions Pakistan-based Transnational Human Smuggling Organization Involved in Smuggling Migrants to the United States marketswired.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marketswired.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US sanctions Pakistan-based transnational human smuggling network Sun Online Desk
The US treasury department on Wednesday sanctioned a Pakistan-based transnational human smuggling network that brought in an unspecified number of migrants illegally since at least 2015 - some of whom could pose a national security risk.
The sanctions pointed to the possibility of a previously unnoticed South Asian route. The Pakistan-based network, with links to Afghanistan, appears similar to the one operating out of India, which is referred to as the “game” because of the risk of discovery and deportation.
They seemingly use similar routes through South American and Central American countries, costing clients ₹25-30 lakh each ($33,596-$40,305) - $20,000 for the Pakistani route, according to the US treasury. ....
A sign marks the US Treasury Department in Washington. Reuters WASHINGTON: The US Department of Treasury has designated a Nowshera-based travel agency a Transnational Criminal Organisation (TCO) and its head and three associates as facilitators in its criminal activities. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that the Abid Ali Khan TCO “is a human smuggling organisation based in Nowshera, Pakistan, that has facilitated the unlawful smuggling of foreign nationals into the United States” and other countries. Those brought into the US included “foreign nationals who may pose a national security risk to the United States or its interests,” the statement added. ....