A picture of the extent of the trafficking networks has emerged from a series of arrests and raids in recent weeks by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency.

Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani woman who was convicted of blasphemy in 2009 for being a Christian and put on death row and whose conviction was subsequently overturned, has left the country to be reunited with her daughters in Canada.

In a even more scandalous twist, the practice of human trafficking has been made even more egregious with reports of Christian pastors in Pakistan helping to facilitate the transfer of young Christian Pakistani women as brides in China. For the promise of thousands of dollars, poor parents are enticed to hand over their daughters for the Chinese marriage market.

The Pakistani government, already struggling with a crisis surrounding a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges after eight years on death row, now has to deal with "fake" images on social media purporting to show her outside the country.

Afghan rights workers warned Tuesday that the U.S. national security adviser's blistering attack on the International Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegations will strengthen a climate of impunity in Afghanistan, prolong the war and embolden those carrying out acts of violence.