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Exposing people smugglers

We’ve gone undercover to expose how smugglers are using social media to lure potential migrants into taking illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe.

People smugglers are selling illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe on social media.
We’ve gone undercover with BBC Newsnight and BBC Urdu to expose how smugglers are luring potential migrants into taking dangerous voyages.
They advertise online… in plain sight. Promising people safe passage to Europe.

Presenter: Reha Kansara
Producers: Samrah Fatima, Jasmin Dyer and Jonathan Griffin
Editor: Flora Carmichael

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19 minutes

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Mon 30 Oct 2023 03:32GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

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