MODERN slavery, in the form of human trafficking, is among the state’s gravest failures. Scores of Pakistanis are trafficked annually, yet the conviction rate for those who traffick them remains low. This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, under the theme ‘Trapped behind a scam’, focuses on the rising “form of trafficking in persons for forced criminality”. It is linked to financial scams, corruption, money-laundering and cybercrime. The UN drugs and crime agency says that, at present, over 300,000 people are........

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