Virtually every country in the world is affected by these crimes. The challenge for all countries, rich and poor, is to target the criminals who exploit desperate people and to protect and assist victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants, many of whom endure unimaginable hardships in their bid for a better life.Being Human trafficking and Human smuggling is fastest growing international crime, so there was a dire need of an Establishment/ Directorate in FIA which acts as liaison office between the field offices of FIA in Pakistan and foreign link offices working on Human trafficking/Smuggling and the FIA HQs Islamabad and MOI. Furthermore, this Directorate also interacts with national and international organizations directly or through MOI and MOFA.For the said purpose, a seperate Anti Human Smuggling Directorate had been established in September 2007, headed by Director BPS-20.Anti Human Smuggling (AHS) is a directorate working under the Addl. D.G Immigration. The AHS Wing, in coordination with all the Zones of FIA monitors the activities of Human Smugglers/ Agents throughout Pakistan. Therefore, specialized teams have been formed in order to arrest the absconders of human smugglers / traffickers in their concerned Zones / Anti Human Trafficking Cells (AHTCs). The field units submit regular monthly and daily reports of the human smugglers to AHS Directorate based on which an annual booklet of Most Wanted Human Traffickers/ smugglers is compiled and the names of the smugglers are placed on Black List so that they are apprehended at immigration entry and exit Points.

• Recording the statement of Illegal Emigrants to pinpoint the Agents/Human Traffickers/Smugglers and facilitators
• Assistance to victims of Trafficking and Smuggling
• Liaison with local police

• Functional oversight of enquiries, investigations and prosecutions of immigration, human trafficking and migrant smuggling (HTMS) crimes at AHTCs
• Dissemination of SOPs, policies and guidelines on HTMS to AHTCs
• Coordination, correspondence and interaction with national and international organizations, diplomatic missions, and other stakeholders directly or through MOI and MOFA
• Publication of Annual Red Book of most wanted human traffickers/ smugglers (MWTs) by AHS, on the basis of reports on HTMS, furnished by the AHTCs.
• Preparation of briefs for National Assembly/ Senate questions related to AHT/AMS.
• Collection, consolidation and collation of data from provincial police, border security forces, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and human rights, women welfare, labour welfare, child protection departments for:
  • MOI, Federal Government, Parliament
  • Advice to government on HTMS legislation
• Bridge between DG office & Zonal offices on complaints related to AHT/AMS.
• Capacity building of Officers of FIA on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling.
• Coordinate capacity building of stake holders on Trafficking in Persons related issues.
• Coordinate with UNODC, IOM, ICMPD and other organizations AHS related activities (National Action Plan 2021-25 Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling)

• The Passport Act, 1974
• The Emigration Ordinance, 1979
• Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018
• Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018
• The Foreigner’s Act, 1946
• The Exit from Pakistan Control Ordinance, 1981 and Rules, 2010
• The Extradition Act, 1972
• NADRA Ordinance, 2000
• Passport & Visa Manual, 2006

• Establishment of Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) at all FIA Immigration Check posts (Entry/ Exit points). IBMS is a national level system of critical nature and being vital component to support FIA immigration to keep an eye on all incoming and outgoing international travelers on the basis of FIA Act, 1974 and Foreigners Registration Act 1964. Also part of National Action Plan to support Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) & Intelligence Agencies (IAs) in fight against terrorism, illegal trafficking and over stay of foreign nationals in Pakistan.
• Issuance of Computerized National Identity Card/National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis / Pakistan origin card/ Family registration certificate by NADRA.
• Issuance of Machine Readable Passports (MRPs)
• Capacity Building of Immigration Staff
• Publication of Red Book of Most Wanted Human Traffickers/Smugglers (MWS/Ts) by FIA every year for their apprehension.
• Case Management System (CMS) has been established for the computerization of crime data and easy access to the desired information.
• Interception of Fake/ Forged/ Tempered travel document holders at Immigration check-posts
• Exit Control List (ECL) in order to stop the exit of Human traffickers/smugglers from Pakistan
• Passport Control/ Black-listing of lost or stolen passports.
• FIA prepares and plead the cases to INTERPOL to get the Red Warrants issued to apprehend Human traffickers/Smugglers and extradite and deport them to the concerned country.
• Forgery Detection Machines at International Airports
• Human intelligence.
• Offloading based on screening and information
• 24/7 FIA Helpline for complaints and support
• Establishment of FIA link/ Liaison office in Sultanate of Oman, Spain, UK, Turkey, Malaysia and Iran.
• Inter- Agency Task Force (IATF) has been established for the collection of intelligence and sharing of information,to control Human Trafficking/ Smuggling. The task force comprises of personnel from the FIA alongwith the Frontier Constabulary, Coast Guard, Balochistan Police, Levies, Maritime security agency and ISI etc.