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Identification confirms 13 dead in Morocco boat tragedy are Pakistanis

04 February, 2025 11:34

The identification process on Tuesday confirmed that 13 bodies recovered from the Morocco boat tragedy are all Pakistanis.

Earlier in January, reports suggested that 44 Pakistanis had lost their lives in the boat accident. However, 13 bodies were unidentifiable due to lack of identification documentation.

Following that, the local authorities sought out help from National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and sent the photos and fingerprints of the deceased for the verification process.

However, NADRA on Tuesday completed the verification process, and sent the list to Morocco officials.

The next step will be to initiate the process of repatriating the bodies of the 13 Pakistani nationals to their homeland.

Earlier, seven Pakistani survivors of the Morocco boat tragedy were repatriated to the country.

The survivors included Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Abbas, Mudassar Hussain, Imran Iqbal, Uzair Basharat, Shoaib Zafar and Aamir Ali, who hail from various cities of Gujarat, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujranwala.

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