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.
