Boat capsized off African coast, 40 Pakistanis feared drowned...
More than 40 Pakistanis are feared drowned after a boat capsized near the Atlantic coast of West Africa. Migrants going to europe use this route. This information was given by news agency ap on friday (January 17, 2025).
President Asif ali Zardari expressed grief over the matter and stressed the need to take strict measures to curb human trafficking. Zardari's remarks late on thursday (January 16, 2025) came after a statement given by Spain's migrant rights group Walking Borders. The statement said that 50 people died while going towards the Canary Islands and 44 of them were Pakistanis. These migrants started their journey on january 2.
Pakistani PM also expressed grief
Prime minister Shahbaz Sharif also expressed grief over the deaths. pakistan said that it received information from its embassy in morocco that a boat carrying 80 passengers had left from Mauritania. Some Pakistanis were also included in this. This boat capsized near the Moroccan-controlled port city of Dakhla in the disputed Western Sahara. Almost all the Pakistanis on the boat were from the cities of east punjab province. Officials said that relatives are gathering at the homes of the victims. Some survivors are now in touch with their families.
Human traffickers were sent to europe by paying lakhs of rupees
A family in Daska, punjab said that they sold their property and gave lakhs of rupees to human traffickers because they wanted to send the children to europe in search of a good job. The mother of a man on the boat said that she had heard from the relatives of some survivors that her son was alive, but she was unable to contact him. Razia Bibi urged the authorities to trace her son and bring him back.
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