Details of Pakistanis rescued in Greece boat incident released

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the list of 47 Pakistanis who were rescued after a tragic boat incident near Greece on Sunday. The list was compiled based on interviews conducted by the Embassy of Pakistan in Athens and information provided by Greek authorities.

The names of the rescued individuals are as follows:

Umer Farooq
Muhammad Ahmad Shahzad
Mohsan Riaz
Talha
Raja Sajid
Raja Omar Nasir
Mehtab Rafaqat
Amir Habib
Muhammad Safdar
Nayyab Ahmed
Nadeem Ahmed
Umair Ahsan
Muhammad Bilal
Rahat Dilawar
Manzar Ali
Ahmed Mukhtar
Haroon Asghar
Muzamil Hussain
Jamshaid Ali
Jaffar Iqbal
Muhammad Majid
Muhammad Salman
Qasim Ali
Muhammad Abdullah
Osama Ali
Husnain Zafar Iqbal
Muhammad Hammad
Hassan Ali
Bilal Hussain
Sarmad Akbar
Usman Ahmad
Shoaib Mushtaq
Abdul Hanan
Ali Hamza
Fahad Ali
Muhammad Imran
Abdul Latif Rehman
Salman Khalid
Harmain Ali
Zain Ali
Usama Basharat
Mirza Kamran
Muhammad Waqas
Syfyan Zulfiqar
Tahir Raza
Shahroz Ali
Shahzeel Ahmad

Earlier, the Foreign Office Spokesperson confirmed that 47 Pakistanis were among those rescued from the incident involving capsized boats off the south coast of Crete Island, Greece. The spokesperson also confirmed that one Pakistani national has been reported dead, but the exact number of deceased or missing is yet to be determined.

The Embassy of Pakistan in Athens is in contact with the Greek authorities, including the Hellenic Coast Guard and the Coast Guard of Chania, which have been managing the search and rescue efforts. Embassy officials have also traveled to Crete to meet with the rescued Pakistanis and provide any required assistance.

Families of missing Pakistanis are urged to contact the Embassy of Pakistan in Athens for further details at the following number: +30-6943850188.

On December 14, foreign media reported that a wooden boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Gavdos in southern Greece, with at least five individuals confirmed dead.