#Pakistan observes day of mourning over citizens’ deaths in #Greece #shipwreck
#ISLAMABAD (MNP) – The country is in the state of mourning today in the backdrop of #deaths of #Pakistanis in the #Greece boat tragedy as the families of victims shared their #miseries and #helplessness while requesting the #authorities to get confirmations about the exact status of their loves ones.
As massive crackdown against human #traffickers was launched on Sunday with some arrests after Prime Minister #ShehbazSharif announced a high-level investigation to trace the human traffickers behind the incident and declared a national day of mourning today (Monday).
A ship carrying migrants including Pakistanis sank off the coast of Greece on June 14, leaving several dead and missing.
“Tomorrow, the national flag will fly on half-mast and special prayers would be offered for the deceased,” PM Office Media Wing said in a press statement issued in the Urdu language.
Moreover, according to another notification of the PM Office, the prime minister has constituted a high-level four-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the tragic incident.
“In an unfortunate incident on 14th June, 2023, a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece resulting in the deaths of Pakistani/AJK nationals along with other nationals. The number of casualties are being still ascertained. The Prime Minister, while expressing his grief over the incident and also taking a serious note of it, has been pleased to constitute an Inquiry Committee,” the notification said.
