The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the names of 47 Pakistanis rescued after a tragic boat incident near Greece last Sunday.
A compilation of 47 Pakistanis was made based on interviews held by the Pakistani Embassy in Athens.
| Serial Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Umer Farooq |
| 2 | Muhammad Ahmad Shahzad |
| 3 | Mohsan Riaz |
| 4 | Talha |
| 5 | Raja Sajid |
| 6 | Raja Omar Nasir |
| 7 | Mehtab Rafaqat |
| 8 | Amir Habib |
| 9 | Muhammad Safdar |
| 10 | Nayyab Ahmed |
| 11 | Nadeem Ahmed |
| 12 | Umair Ahsan |
| 13 | Muhammad Bilal |
| 14 | Rahat Dilawar |
| 15 | Manzar Ali |
| 16 | Ahmed Mukhtar |
| 17 | Haroon Asghar |
| 18 | Muzamil Hussain |
| 19 | Jamshaid Ali |
| 20 | Jaffar Iqbal |
| 21 | Muhammad Majid |
| 22 | Muhammad Salman |
| 23 | Qasim Ali |
| 24 | Muhammad Abdullah |
| 25 | Osama Ali |
| 26 | Husnain Zafar Iqbal |
| 27 | Muhammad Hammad |
| 28 | Hassan Ali |
| 29 | Bilal Hussain |
| 30 | Sarmad Akbar |
| 31 | Usman Ahmad |
| 32 | Shoaib Mushtaq |
| 33 | Abdul Hanan |
| 34 | Ali Hamza |
| 35 | Fahad Ali |
| 36 | Muhammad Imran |
| 37 | Abdul Latif Rehman |
| 38 | Salman Khalid |
| 39 | Harmain Ali |
| 40 | Zain Ali |
| 41 | Usama Basharat |
| 42 | Mirza Kamran |
| 43 | Muhammad Waqas |
| 44 | Syfyan Zulfiqar |
| 45 | Tahir Raza |
| 46 | Shahroz Ali |
| 47 | Shahzeel Ahmad |
A spokesperson from the Foreign Office stated that early reports indicated these individuals were saved from capsized boats south of Crete Island. “One Pakistani national is confirmed deceased. At this stage, we cannot confirm the exact number of deceased or missing Pakistani nationals,” stated the spokesperson in a press release.
PakistanEmbassy in Athens
The Pakistani Embassy in Athens is actively coordinating with the Hellenic Coast Guard and the Coast Guard of Chania, overseeing the search and rescue operations. Embassy officials have traveled to Crete to meet the rescued Pakistanis to provide necessary assistance.
Families seeking information about missing relatives can contact the Embassy of Pakistan at +30-6943850188.
The tragedy came to light when foreign media reported on December 14 that a wooden boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Gavdos, located in southern Greece, resulting in at least five fatalities. The incident underscores many’s perilous journey in seeking new beginnings across treacherous waters.
