March 14, 2016
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Poverty must be eliminated to curb human trafficking: Jhagra
APPISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Sunday stressed the need to curb human trafficking by overcoming various social problems like poverty and illiteracy.
Addressing the concluding ceremony of 3rd International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Workshop on Human Trafficking at a local hotel, he said poverty and illiteracy lead towards problems like human trafficking and it is necessary to tackle all social ills through collective efforts. Leaders and representatives of 18 political parties of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey, participated in the 3rd ICAPP workshop on human trafficking that was held from March 11 to March 13.
Governor Jhagra said it is the collective responsibility to tackle human trafficking with greater cooperation among various countries. “Our collective goal must be ensuring efficient governance and creating awareness to tackle this menace,” he added. He explained the other causes behind human trafficking and hoped for defining effective parameters in this international conference to control this menace. He said the present government has taken several measures to prohibit human trafficking and efforts would continue till its complete eradication.
The governor appreciated the efforts of the organisers of the conference and hoped for concrete future strategy to eradicate this serious crime after discussion among the participants. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also spoke on the occasion and said his mother Benazir Bhutto was a founding member of ICAPP. He stressed the need to develop consensus for facing challenges of new world. Various political parties, including PML-N, PPP, PTI and PML-Q, co-hosted the workshop. The conference adopted Islamabad Statement on Human Trafficking and emphasised coordinated efforts among all stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive and balanced resolution to this trans-border challenge.
All participants from various 18 political parties of various countries were urged for awareness-raising activities with the help of the business castor and the media in their respective countries. Islamabad Statement stressed empowerment of people, especially women and children, who are common targets of trafficking, through education and vocational training.
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