Human traffickers and facilitators should be imprisoned for life
\nDeath of 44 Pakistani youth pursuing overseas employment is regrettable
\n Islamabad
\nThe Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, the President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, the Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board, and the President and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain, said on Saturday that the death of fifty people, including 44 Pakistanis, in the accident of a boat illegally going to Spain via West Africa is regrettable.
\nEarlier, many Pakistanis have lost their lives while going abroad in search of employment. In contrast, in recent December, forty Pakistani youths who went in search of jobs near Greece died, he said.
\nMian Zahid Hussain said that human smuggling should be stopped and strict legal action should be taken against those involved in human trafficking.
\nTalking to the business community, the veteran business leader said a law should be made to award life imprisonment for such crimes.
\nThe business leader said that 63 per cent of the country\u2019s population consists of youth, and they should be provided with technical education and employment opportunities within the country.
\nMoreover, legal employment opportunities should be found abroad for the youth equipped with technical education so they are not forced to risk their lives in search of employment.
\nHe said that human smugglers and their facilitators are busy defrauding the public. Notices were issued to 38 officers of the Federal Investigation Agency in the investigation against human trafficking. At the same time, the Additional Director of Immigration at Sialkot Airport was removed from his post, but this did not make any difference.
\nMian Zahid Hussain said that according to the Walking Borders, a record 10,457 immigrants died trying to reach Spain during the year 2024.
\nIf the country\u2019s GDP rate were seven percent, it would help end unemployment. Still, the situation has become alarming because the rate has been around two to two and a half percent for many years.
\nHe noted that the country\u2019s economic direction in the past was not entirely correct. Due to the wrong economic policies of the past, investment in unproductive sectors has been beneficial. In contrast, investment in industry is a complete loss-making business.
\nThese policies prompted serious industrialists to change course and become more interested in unproductive sectors like trading, stock exchange and property.
\nMian Zahid Hussain said that the country\u2019s population is increasing rapidly, and two million people are turning to Pakistan\u2019s labour market every year. Still, there is no provision for their employment, causing social problems and human tragedies.
\nThe government is correcting the economy\u2019s direction, and things have greatly improved. Still, strong measures are needed to promote industrialization so that people invest in productive sectors instead of unproductive ones, without which reducing unemployment is impossible.
\nMian Zahid Hussain further said that to promote industrialization in the country, the prices of electricity, gas and bank mark-up should be brought to par with those of neighbouring countries, the tax system should be improved, the economy should be digitalized, local production should be encouraged instead of imports and the harassment of industrialists by various institutions should be stopped.
\nHe warned that if those who invest millions and billions of rupees and set up factories are left at the mercy of petty government officials, no one will set up industries in the country, and even the running industries will close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Human traffickers and facilitators should be imprisoned for life Death of 44 Pakistani youth pursuing overseas employment is regrettable Islamabad The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, the President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, the Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board, and the President and former […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-456345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n