Pakistan is a major country of transit and destination for human trafficking. A sophisticated national and international criminal industry, human trafficking provides people for a variety of forced labor and commercial sex exploitation schemes. It has terrible consequences for its victims. Human trafficking has been a pressing issue for Pakistan due to the country's enormous influx of migrants looking for a better living and financial situation. According to theories, these migrants are frequently drawn to Pakistan and exploited by traffickers. Due to this circumstance, Pakistan's standing among affluent foreign investors and the world community has recently taken a hit. This article examines human trafficking in Pakistan, with an emphasis on the trafficking of women in Kohat District, as well as the policies and programs put out to combat this scourge. It is because of all of these factors. The regulations that are at the center of this research were a turning point for Pakistan since they were created particularly to deal with trafficking on its own. However, there are issues with how trafficking should be defined and how traffickers and victims of trafficking should be treated in order to successfully eradicate this crime, just as there are with laws created by the international community. In the end, the study emphasizes the significance and advantages of a victim-centered human rights-based strategy over a widespread crime control one, which involves making sure that victims are actually safeguarded and completely rehabilitated to re-enter society. Additionally, the study offers substantial insights from Islamic law and principles that have important ramifications for how human trafficking in women can be understood and addressed in contemporary Muslim cultures like Pakistan. The qualitative research methodology has been applied on following article.

Human trafficking, victims of trafficking, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), criminal justice system, District Kohat.