Strict action will be taken against fake agents and agencies in Pakistan that are exploiting labour and recruiting for the UAE, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and HRD has said. The ministry was responding to a story published by Khaleej Times on May 29 regarding the cancellation of the operational license of a Peshawar based overseas recruitment agent after reports surfaced of illegal hiring of security guards in Dubai, some of whom were briefly deputed to work in Dubai's malls. The ministry told KT that a list was being readied and the number of the agents and agencies blacklisted would soon be shared.