Pakistanis amongst survivors of Greece boat catastrophe

Twelve Pakistanis are among the many survivors of a ship filled with migrants that capsized off the coast of Greece, the Ministry of International Affairs says.

Pakistan ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch mentioned on Saturday the federal government was unable up to now to confirm the variety of Pakistanis who died, or their identities.

Folks looking for lacking kin have been urged to share with the ministry identification paperwork and DNA stories from authenticated laboratories, she mentioned.

The dying toll in Wednesday’s catastrophe may run to many tons of as witness accounts prompt between 400 and 750 folks had packed the fishing boat that sank about 80 kilometres from the southern Greek city of Pylos.

Greek authorities have mentioned 104 survivors and 78 our bodies of the useless have been introduced ashore within the quick aftermath.

Hopes have been fading of discovering any extra folks alive.

Most people on board have been from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan, Greek authorities officers have mentioned.

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