List of Pakistanis rescued in Greece shipwreck released

FO says embassy is in close contact with Greek authorities for recovery of the missing.

By Staff Writer Last updated Jun 17, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday released the list of Pakistani illegal migrants rescued after the shipwreck off the coast of Greece.

According to the FO spokesperson, the rescued Pakistanis are: Muhammad Adnan Bashir s/o Muhammad Bashir, district Kotli; Haseebur Rehman s/o Habibur Rehman, district Kotli, Muhammad Hamza s/o Abdul Ghafoor, district Gujranwala, Azmat Khan s/o Muhammad Saleeho, district Gujrat, Muhammad Sunny s/o Farooq Ahmed district Sheikhupura; Zahid Akbar s/o Akbar Ali district Sheikhupura, Mehtab Ali s/o Muhammad Ashraf, district Mandi Bahauddin, Rana Husnain s/o Rana Naseer Ahmad Sialkot, Usman Siddique s/o Muhammad Siddique, Gujrat, Zeeshan Sarwar s/o Ghulam Sarwar, Gujranwala, Irfan Ahmed s/o Shafi (hospitlized) and Imran Arain s/o Maqbool (hospitalized).

A team of the embassy of Pakistan has visited them. The embassy is in close contact with Greek authorities for recovery of the missing and confirmation/identification of the deceased.

It is learnt that over 50 Pakistanis are still missing in the tragedy.