ISLAMABAD: At least seven Pakistanis have been confirmed dead in the Libya boat tragedy, with six victims belonging to Kurram district and one from Bajaur, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed.
The deceased are Saqalain Haider, Shoaib Hussain, Abid Hussain, Syed Shehzad, Shoaib Ali, and Nusrat Hussain from Kurram. At the same time, Sirajuddin from Bajaur also lost his life in the accident.
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The tragedy occurred when a boat carrying 65 migrants capsized near the port of Marsa Dila, Libya. The Pakistani Embassy in Libya had earlier reported that 16 Pakistanis had died in the accident, but only 10 bodies were recovered as of yesterday.
Efforts are ongoing to retrieve the remaining bodies and identify more victims.
