Govt.committed to eradicate human trafficking: Interior Minister.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Wednesday said that incumbent government is committed to eliminate human trafficking and coordination among federal government and Provinces is imperative to end it from the society.

He was addressing a seminar titled "High level consultation on Human Trafficking in Persons" organized jointly by the Federal Investigation Agency and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Islamabad.

The Minister expressed government's resolve that it is taking concrete steps to bring down the ratio of human trafficking to zero level.

Talking to media persons, Interior Minister criticized Imran Khan for misleading the people and dividing the nation through his rude attitude. He said Imran Khan is trying to malign the state institutions.

Regarding the law and order situation of the capital, he said all are equal before the law and no one will be allowed to take law into hand.

To a question about Long March of Imran Khan, he said that those province supporting the long march of Imran Khan would violate the constitution and there would be consequences of it.' The constitution gives power to the federal government and I would ask cabinet and prime minister to use it in case of such situation', he added.

To another question about legislation related to transgender persons, Rana Sanaullah said that everything should be decided according to our religion which guide us on all matters. 'We are Muslims first and everything comes later. We would have to regulate our lives according to Islam and religious scholars would be consulted on this issue,' he added.

To a question about closure of roads in Islamabad, he said that D-Chowk has been closed...

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