ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal
Zafar Jhagra on Sunday stressed to curb practices of 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
Traffickingat at local hotel, he said that 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 convened
here from March 11 to March 13,2016.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said that it is
collective responsibility to tackle human trafficking with greater
cooperation among various countries. Our collective goal must be
ensuring efficient governance and create awareness to tackle this
menace, he added.
He also explained the other causes behind human trafficking
and hoped for defining effective parameters in this international
conference to control this menace.
He said that present government has taken several measures to
prohibit human trafficking and efforts would remain continue till
its complete eradication.
Governor KPK appreciated the efforts of organizers of this
conference. He hoped for concrete future strategy to eradicate this
serious crime after discussion among the participants.
All participants would have been benefitted through this
conference and positive change would be ensured back into their
respective countries, he added.
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto also congratulated the organizers
for managing and hosting this conference in Pakistan. He said that
his mother Benazir Bhutto was founding member of this organization
(ICAPP) and stressed the need to develop consensus for facing
challenges of new world.
He said that issues have moved beyond the control of states
alone and it is the time to forge unity and create consensus to face
challenges of new world .
Various political parties including PML-N, PPP,PTI and PML-Q
co-hosted this workshop and Mr.Bilawal Bhutto urged to forge unity
among all parties to confront challenges.
In the end, the conference adopted Islamabad Statement on
Human Trafficking and emphasized for 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.
It was stressed in Islamabad Statement to ensure empowerment
of people, especially women and children, who are common targets of
trafficking, through education and vocational training.