Five suspected human smugglers arrested in Karachi

Five suspected interprovincial human smugglers were arrested in a joint operation by Pakistan Rangers Sindh and District West police in Karachi’s Surjani Town, officials said on Sunday.

According to a Rangers spokesperson, the suspects were allegedly transporting illegal Afghan nationals to Karachi and charging up to Rs200,000 per family for the service.

The arrested men were identified as Abdul Aziz Brohi, Muhammad Bakhsh Dashti, Ali Hassan Brohi, Nadeem Brohi and Jameel Brohi.

They were reportedly transporting two Afghan nationals, identified as Yar Muhammad and Rasool Khan, to the city.

Security personnel seized weapons, drugs and a vehicle allegedly used to transport the illegal migrants.

The suspects also arranged temporary accommodation for Afghan nationals in hotels and houses in Hub, the spokesperson said.

During interrogation, the suspects disclosed that they had moved around 230 illegal Afghan nationals to different parts of Karachi over the past month.