As many as 16 Pakistani nationals were feared drowned in a tragic boat accident off the coast of Libya while the prime minister has  ordered a swift action against the human traffickers.  According to sources, seven of the drowned Pakistani victims have been identified as a relevant team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) visited the  accident site in Libya. 

The team identified bodies of seven Pakistanis with the hep of passports and other identification documents. Six deceased Pakistanis belonged to Kurram district while one was a resident of Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  After learning about the boat tragedy, the Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday set up a Crisis Management Unit after a vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya.

“Our Embassy in Tripoli has informed that a vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya.”  The Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli immediately dispatched a team to Zawiya Hospital to assist the local authorities in identification of the deceased.  Besides, the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been activated to monitor the situation. For any query related to this incident, the following numbers can be contacted.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)