ISLAMABAD: A boat carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of Libya, killing at least 16 Pakistanis, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday. Ten people are still missing.
According to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO), a delegation from Pakistan’s Embassy in Tripoli visited Zawiya City and collected information after speaking with local authorities and the administration of the Zawiya hospital.
“According to unconfirmed reports, there were 63 Pakistanis on the boat, and so far 16 dead bodies have been recovered and their Pakistani nationalities established based on their passports,” added the statement.
Thirty-three of the 37 survivors are in police custody, while one is in the hospital. According to reports, the tragedy has left about ten Pakistanis missing.
