On the direction of Prime Minister of Pakistan and under supervision of Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis & HRD the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & HRD/OPF in coordination with Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Pakistan Mission Athens, is transporting mortal remains of Pakistanis who drowned in Greece in a migrant workers boat wreck. As per details, a fishing boat overloaded with migrants sunk off the coast of Greece – killing at least 78 people and leaving hundreds missing. Greek authorities rescued 104 people from the vessel after it got into distress and sank 45 miles southwest of Peloponnese in the early hours of Wednesday, 14th June, 2023. As of today, 13 mortal remains have been transported out of the 15 identified Pakistanis through matching of finger prints while the identification of other recovered bodies through matching of DNAs is in process by Disaster Victims Identification (DVI), Department of Greece. The mortal remains of 13 Pakistanis have been repatriated through commercial flights starting 20.7.2023 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad. The mortal remains of 13 Pakistanis have been received at Lahore and Islamabad airport by OPF Officials and handed over to the legal heirs of the deceased.
