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Munawar Sunyara, the ringleader of a notorious human trafficking gang, also known as Sunyara Gang, has been arrested in Libya, and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is all set to repatriate him through Interpol.
Dawn reports that Munawar Sunyara (real name Munawar Hussain) was wanted in dozens of cases, mainly related to the 2023 and 2024 boat capsize tragedies in Libya. His name was also included in the FIA’s red book of 2025.
A senior FIA official told Dawn that the Libyan had arrested him, and his red warrants were already issued by Interpol on the request of FIA, whose team was already in Libya, where the authorities were about to hand over his custody to the agency. The accused could be repatriated within a week.
Sunyara Gang of Gujrat and Jajja Gang (Asif Jajja) from Pasrur, Sialkot, had been the most wanted networks of human traffickers. The ringleaders of both gangs were settled abroad for a long time.
Munawar’s arrest in Linya is being considered a major achievement in the crackdown on human traffickers in the Gujranwala and Gujrat areas. However, the head of Jajja Gang is yet to be arrested, the FIA official said and added that six members of Sunyara Gang were already in FIA custody.
