Greek boat tragedy
\nSuch incidents tarnish Pakistan\u2019s global image and must be dealt with swiftly and effectively: PM
\n Islamabad
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed strict action against officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) involved in facilitating human traffickers, following the tragic Greek boat incident in which at least five Pakistani nationals are dead.
\nThe PM issued these directives during a meeting on Friday in Islamabad, aimed at addressing the growing issue of human trafficking.
\nPM Shehbaz instructed the relevant authorities to expedite the ongoing investigation into human trafficking and present concrete recommendations as soon as possible. He stressed that such incidents tarnish Pakistan\u2019s global image and must be dealt with swiftly and effectively.
\n\u201cThe delay in taking action against those responsible for last year\u2019s boat capsizing incident is concerning,\u201d he remarked, adding, \u201cWe cannot allow this to continue, as these tragedies only harm our country\u2019s reputation.\u201d
\nThe meeting was briefed on the preventive measures taken to combat human trafficking and provided an update on the recent Greek boat incident.
\nOn Thursday, the Pakistani mission in Greece confirmed that five Pakistani nationals were among those who perished in a migrant boat tragedy near the Greek island of Gavdos. The mission stated, however, that it had \u201cno concrete information\u201d regarding the number of Pakistanis still missing.
\nAn official from the Pakistan mission in Greece provided the following update: \u201cSo far, we have identified five dead Pakistanis and rescued 47 others. There is no concrete information about missing persons at this stage, and this is the final information available.\u201d
\nIn response to reports from local media, Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, confirmed that the government had already released the official death toll, stating there were no further updates at this time.
\nIt is important to note that on Thursday, while launching a major crackdown on human smugglers involved in the deadly boat tragedy, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered cases against three traffickers and arrested two of its own officers for negligence.
\nAccording to an official FIA statement, two officers \u2013 Inspector Zubair Ashraf and Sub Inspector Shahid Imran \u2013 were arrested for neglecting their duties during passenger screening at Faisalabad Airport.
\nBoth officers were serving as shift in-charges when the 18 victims of the Greece boat disaster passed through the screening process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Greek boat tragedy Such incidents tarnish Pakistan\u2019s global image and must be dealt with swiftly and effectively: PM Islamabad Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed strict action against officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) involved in facilitating human traffickers, following the tragic Greek boat incident in which at least five Pakistani nationals are dead. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-450678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n