AN ANALYTICAL EXPLORATION OF FINDING OUT EFFECTS OF REINFORCING FACTORS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN PAKISTAN: PERSPECTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS IN TWIN CITIES OF RAWALPINDI AND ISLAMABAD
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Human trafficking is a very crucial and important topic in Pakistan. The study is an attempt to understand human trafficking in Pakistan. The right to freedom of movement is almost given in the constitution of every country of the world. It was another thing that these laws were very often followed by the countries of the world themselves. In developing countries like Pakistan where per capita income is very low and illiteracy prevailed everywhere, human trafficking has become a burning issue. This phenomenon drew the attention of social thinkers on the one hand and law enforcement officers and agencies on the other. The main aim of this study was to highlight the issue of human trafficking in the context of labor and sex trafficking in Pakistan. The purpose of the present study was to investigate reinforcing factors in the context of human trafficking in Pakistan. The study employed a quantitative research design. A well-designed structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The data were collected from 95 respondents through purposive sampling. Human trafficking has emerged as a very serious matter in developing countries like Pakistan. A lot of people are trafficked from Pakistan on a daily basis for the purpose of sex and labor trafficking. Uni, bivariate, and multiple variate analysis were used in the present research. Multiple regression (Stepwise method of MLR) was used by keeping in view the diverse cultural setting of the country. The study found that reinforcing factors play a vital role in human trafficking. There is a dire need for the implementation of laws regarding human trafficking and also given exemplary punishments for those who are involved in it.
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