The Trade in Human Flesh

In Pakistan, the life of a person could be worth as little as a few thousand rupees (few hundred pounds). A large portion of the countries population lives earning under $1 a day. Yet, when these same people are sold for their flesh, they fetch millions.

Well into our investigations of human trafficking in Pakistan and in trace of “agents” responsible, the Ansar Burney Trust stumbled upon a new form of trade taking place in many parts of the country – the trade in human body organs.

Young, healthy and alive individuals are spotted on the street and abducted in broad daylight. They are then taken to a house prepped for surgery - where they are operated on, their vital body organs are removed and they are left to die.

This is the flesh trade of Pakistan, where human body organs are sold to wealthy individuals or sent abroad for huge sums of money. The dead body of the victims is then dumped, sometimes thrown in acid or even sold for use in black magic rituals where human body parts are custom.

Two such sites have been discovered by the Ansar Burney Trust and closed down - both of them in crowded suburbs of Karachi - where the neighbours were totally oblivious to what was occurring at their own doorstep.

The Ansar Burney Trust is continuing to search for more such sites and we have also informed the government of Pakistan of this activity, which has offered its cooperation to us in this regard. However, no investigations have been conducted by the government as of yet. In fact, we have received reports that members of the police may themselves be involved in providing protection to these criminals.