ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, China denied reports that Pakistani women were being forced into prostitution and organ trade by its nationals.
“According to investigations by the Ministry of Public Security of China, there is no forced prostitution or sale of human organs for those Pakistani women who stay in China after marriage with Chinese,” the embassy said in a statement.
The statement came in the wake of FIA crackdown which, caught Chinese nationals in Punjab, wooing women into fake marriages. The statement further added that a few criminals will not be allowed to hurt the two countries’ bilateral ties.
It also clarified that the Chinese government looked forward to protecting legitimate marriages. “If any organization or individual commits a crime in Pakistan under the banner of the cross-border marriage, China supports the Pakistani side to crack down on it according to Pakistani laws.”
According to the embassy, the Ministry of Public Security China had sent a task force to Pakistan to carry out law enforcement cooperation.
“China will further strengthen cooperation with the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan, effectively combat crime, so as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the two peoples, and jointly safeguard China-Pakistan friendly relations,” the statement added.
Backstory
A Gujranwala-based woman sought nullification of her nikkah (Islamic marriage contract) with her Chinese husband after she eloped from there back to her motherland.
Rabia, a resident of Gujranwala’s Fattumand area, got married on January 01. The matchmaker was a Christian neighbor, she adds.
After physical abuse from her husband, she, with the help of the Chinese police, came back to Pakistan.
Another Pakistani woman, Tayyaba, who married a Chinese citizen, has submitted a complaint with FIA. She informs that an entire gang is involved in the crime of fake marriages.
