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How people smugglers are using social media in Pakistan

BBC World Service

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service News InternetLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

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A BBC investigation has found that people smugglers in Pakistan are using social media sites to advertise their services, despite a government crackdown on their operations. Reha Kansara from BBC Trending joins us to explain what she discovered.

Plus: TikTok is being banned in Nepal. A food influencer tells us how he feels about the ban.

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Presenters: Hannah Gelbart with Reha Kansara
Producers: William Lee Adams, Benita Barden and Adam Chowdhury
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks Show less

Source: BBC Online

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