GUJRANWALA: The primary suspect in the boat capsize off Greece last year, which killed at least 40 Pakistanis, was reportedly taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday.
Off the coast of Greece, three boats carrying 175 illegal migrants of various countries, including Pakistanis, capsized. At least 40 Pakistanis were killed in the catastrophe, according to a report from the Pakistani Embassy in Athens.
Three boats that capsized in Greek territorial waters had left Libya’s Tobruk port, according to the Pak Embassy report. The first vessel carried 45 passengers, six of them were Pakistanis.
In contrast, five of the 47 passengers on the second boat were Pakistanis.