GUJRAT: A high-ranking government team visiting Morocco to probe the deaths of 44 Pakistani illegal immigrants traveling to Spain from Mauritania in a boat, is expected to return to Islamabad by Thursday (today).
Director General of the National Security and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, Adelatif Hammouchi, met Monday in Rabat with Salman Choudhry, acting inspector general of police at Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior,
Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people from the boat that had left Mauritania on January 2 with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis, on board.
Pakistan's Foreign Office condemns Israeli attacks during the Gaza ceasefire and discusses policy on Afghan refugees.
The Pakistan Foreign Office has issued a list of 21 Pakistani people who survived a boat disaster off the coast of Morocco
According to the spokesperson of the Foreign Office, the names and passport numbers of the survivors have been made available. The survivors included Mudassar Hussain, Waseem Khalid, Mohammad Khaliq, Abdul Ghaffar, Gul Shamir, Tanveer Ahmed, Abbas Kazmi, Ghulam Mustafa, Badr Mohiuddin, and Imran Iqbal, among others.
Boat carrying 80 people set off from Mauritania and capsized near Moroccan port of Dakhla, says Pakistani Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı
More than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe.
The spokesperson also unequivocally condemned the latest Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, which resulted in the killing of 10 Palestinians. Such actions potentially undermine the ceasefire in Gaza, and we urge the international community to take serious note of these developments, he remarked.
A boat carrying migrants capsized near Morocco, with over 40 Pakistani nationals reportedly dead. Rescue efforts saved 36 people. The Pakistan embassy in Morocco is coordinating efforts to aid survivors and investigate the tragic incident,
The Pakistan Foreign Office has issued a list of 21 Pakistani people who survived a boat disaster off the coast of Morocco.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that 21 Pakistani nationals survived a tragic boat incident off Morocco's coast.