His abductors dumped him in the street and he remained in a police lock-up for several months until October, when Burney arranged his release.
But a few days after his return to Pakistan, his father was killed in Gujrat, allegedly by the kidnap gang.
"Some of these children from poor families in Africa and South Asia were sold by their parents for cash, but most were cheated in the name of better jobs in the UAE," Burney says angrily.
"This human trafficking is not possible without the involvement of police, immigration officials of their home countries and the UAE officials."
In most cases, Burney adds, no one is ever punished.
"It's the worst kind of slavery," he says.
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