298 Illegal Pakistani migrants die after boat capsizes off Greece coast

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

As per studies, the ship was carrying 310 Pakistani nationals together with migrants from different nations. Meanwhile, the Pakistani embassy in Greece has confirmed that 12 of them have been efficiently rescued.

The native authorities have been capable of get better the lifeless our bodies of 78 Pakistanis. Reportedly, 130 unlawful immigrants have been from the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) area.

The matter got here to gentle after a coast guard vessel rescued 104 victims of the shipwreck and sailed into the town of Kalamata. At this level, it stays unclear as to how many individuals have been aboard the fishing boat.

While talking in regards to the matter, coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou stated, “It was a fishing boat packed with people who refused our assistance because they wanted to go to Italy…We stayed beside it in case it needed our assistance which they had refused.”

According to Greek officers, the unlawful immigrants sailed off from Tobruk in Libya, which has grow to be one of many launching factors for these planning to enter Europe illegally by sea. Reportedly, Greece has grow to be one of many major routes for migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to enter the European Union.

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

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 17, 2023

In a tweet, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated, “My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate ferry disaster in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece.”

He added, “Our Embassy in Athens has identified 12 Pakistanis rescued by Hellenic Coast Guard. The Embassy is in contact with the Greek authorities for further updates.”

It has now come to gentle that Pakistani nationals have been compelled to journey under the deck of the fishing boat, which worsened their possibilities of survival within the occasion of a capsize. They have been additionally maltreated by the crew members of the vessel.

Eight Pakistani nationals arrested in Greece for plotting terror assaults

Eight Pakistan nationals have been arrested in Greece for plotting terror assaults, in keeping with unconfirmed studies, Greek City Times reported. The arrests have as soon as once more introduced the highlight again on Pakistan which has been the principle spreader of jihadist terrorism throughout the globe.

According to, Greek City Times, Pakistan-origin terrorists have been on the forefront of executing this type of terrorism. In one other incident of Pakistan-origin terrorists planning a terror assault on European soil, Greek police arrested two Pakistani nationals in March 2023 who have been allegedly planning mass-casualty terrorist assaults towards Israeli and Jewish targets within the nation.