GREECE: At least 12 Pakistanis are among 100 people who have been rescued after the shipwreck near Greece that left 78 people dead.
The fishing boat was overloaded with migrants and capsized and sank off Peloponnese in southern Greece.
According to the details, the shipwreck incident was reported on June 14 from Greece, in which more than five hundred migrants gone missing.
In a successful rescue operation, 104 individuals, including 12 Pakistani citizens originating from different cities in Pakistan such as Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, were saved.
The rescued group comprises both children and adults.
The Pakistani Embassy in Greece in a statement provided reassurance to Pakistani citizens that the 12 rescued Pakistanis from the shipwreck have been in contact.
The government officials confirmed the recovery of 78 bodies, which are currently awaiting identification through DNA analysis.
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