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298 Unlawful Pakistani migrants die after boat capsizes off Greece coast

On Wednesday (June 14), an estimated 298 Pakistanis died after a fishing boat sporting unlawful immigrants met with an twist of fate about 80 km from the coastal the town of Pylos in Greece.

As in step with experiences, the send was once sporting 310 Pakistani nationals at the side of migrants from different international locations. In the meantime, the Pakistani embassy in Greece has showed that 12 of them have been effectively rescued.

The native government had been in a position to get better the lifeless our bodies of 78 Pakistanis. Reportedly, 130 unlawful immigrants have been from the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) area.

The subject got here to gentle after a coast guard vessel rescued 104 sufferers of the shipwreck and sailed into town of Kalamata. At this level, it stays unclear as to what number of people have been aboard the fishing boat.

Whilst talking in regards to the subject, coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou stated, “It was once a fishing boat filled with individuals who refused our help as a result of they sought after to visit Italy…We stayed beside it in case it wanted our help which that they had refused.”

In line with Greek officers, the unlawful immigrants sailed off from Tobruk in Libya, which has turn out to be probably the most launching issues for the ones making plans to go into Europe illegally by way of sea. Reportedly, Greece has turn out to be probably the most number one routes for migrants from Asia, Africa and the Center East to go into the Eu Union.

My ideas and prayers are with the bereaved households who misplaced their family members within the unlucky ferry crisis within the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece. Our Embassy in Athens has known 12 Pakistanis rescued by way of Hellenic Coast Guard. The Embassy is in touch with…

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 17, 2023

In a tweet, Pakistani Top Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated, “My ideas and prayers are with the bereaved households who misplaced their family members within the unlucky ferry crisis within the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece.”

He added, “Our Embassy in Athens has known 12 Pakistanis rescued by way of Hellenic Coast Guard. The Embassy is in touch with the Greek government for additional updates.”

It has now come to gentle that Pakistani nationals have been compelled to trip beneath the deck of the fishing boat, which worsened their possibilities of survival within the tournament of a capsize. They have been additionally maltreated by way of the group individuals of the vessel.

8 Pakistani nationals arrested in Greece for plotting terror assaults

8 Pakistan nationals had been arrested in Greece for plotting terror assaults, in line with unconfirmed experiences, Greek Town Instances reported. The arrests have as soon as once more introduced the highlight again on Pakistan which has been the principle spreader of jihadist terrorism around the globe.

In line with, Greek Town Instances, Pakistan-origin terrorists had been at the leading edge of executing this type of terrorism. In every other incident of Pakistan-origin terrorists making plans an apprehension assault on Eu soil, Greek police arrested two Pakistani nationals in March 2023 who have been allegedly making plans mass-casualty terrorist assaults in opposition to Israeli and Jewish goals within the nation.