her family had agreed to a financial arrangement
A Chinese national has been jailed for trafficking Pakistani girls under the pretext of marriage and work.
The accused, identified as MA Shagai, was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration authorities.
Senior Civil Judge Waqar Hussain Gondal presided over the hearing and directed law enforcement to detain additional suspects linked to the case.
Authorities suspect the accused is part of a larger trafficking network targeting young Pakistani women.
The case surfaced when one woman filed an FIR, stating that Shagai had promised her marriage and a job opportunity.
According to her complaint, her family had agreed to a financial arrangement worth Rs 1 million (£2,700).
A sum of Rs 150,000 (£410) was already paid before the authorities intervened.
A Rawalpindi court sent Shagai to jail on judicial remand.
Pakistan has seen a rise in human trafficking cases where young women are lured into fraudulent marriages with Chinese nationals.
Many victims are promised better opportunities, only to be exploited upon reaching China.
This incident follows another human trafficking case at Islamabad International Airport.
On March 11, 2025, FIA officers arrested three suspects attempting to smuggle a Pakistani girl to China.
During routine checks for flight CZ6034, authorities detained the three.
This included the Chinese national Shogui (Yusuf), along with Pakistani suspects Abdul Rahman and Muhammad Nauman.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspects deceived the girl with promises of a job, but their true intention was to traffic her.
The FIA took the girl into custody while launching a probe into the network facilitating these marriages.
Authorities believe the suspects are part of an organised crime group that arranges fraudulent marriages between Pakistani women and Chinese nationals.
The agents reportedly target vulnerable women, persuading them to marry in exchange for employment opportunities abroad.
Abdul Rahman and Muhammad Nauman allegedly provided the personal details and documents of these women to their Chinese associates.
The traffickers would then arrange marriages for substantial payments, often coercing victims’ families into financial deals.
In one case, the mother of a victim was forced to pay Rs 1 million (£2,700), with Rs 150,000 (£410) already handed over before authorities intervened.
The victims were also pressured into signing loan agreements to create financial dependency and facilitate blackmail.
The FIA has confirmed ongoing investigations into both cases and expects further arrests.
Law enforcement agencies continue to crack down on human trafficking networks that exploit vulnerable women under the guise of marriage and employment.
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