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33 Pakistanis on board that sank near Libya coast: Pak Foreign Office

Pakistan Foreign Office on Sunday said a total of 33 Pakistanis were on board a ship that sank with 90 migrants near Libya coast earlier this week. <br/><br/>Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said 13 bodies of Pakistani nationals, identified with the help of their passports and a rescued eyewitness, have been recovered. <br/><br/>According to the survivor who came in contact with the Pakistani Embassy in Libya, the event took place on the night of January 31. <br/><br/>The survivor informed the Pakistani mission that he, along with 32 other Pakistanis were brought to the boat that was waiting in the deep sea off the coast of Zuwarah. <br/><br/>He said the boat, which was in a bad shape, was supposed to transport the illegal migrants to Europe. The survivor was rescued by a fisherman, Faisal added.

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