Over 40 Pakistanis are feared dead after a boat capsized near West Africa's coast. Departing from Mauritania, they aimed to reach Europe. Pakistani President Zardari calls for stronger anti-trafficking measures.

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Walking Borders CEO Helena Maleno said that of the 86 people, 36 migrants were rescued while 44 Pakistanis drowned in the sea. The migrant boat was stranded in the ocean for 13 days

Their boat capsized off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. View on euronews

Twenty officials of the Federal Investigation Agency have come under scrutiny after a probe indicated their alleged involvement in clearing travel documents of the victims who drowned in

Following the December 4 migrant boat tragedy in Greece, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered the confiscation of properties and assets of human traffickers. He has also told the relevant authorities to take strict legal action against all human trafficking groups and ensure that they get exemplary punishments.

Says several Pakistani survivors are in a camp near port of Dakhla; NGO chief says 44 Pakistanis among those presumed to have drowned.

More than 40 Pakistanis are feared drowned after a migrant boat capsized off West Africa, highlighting the dangers of human trafficking.

The Pakistani government has launched an extensive crackdown on human traffickers, though hundreds of Pakistanis continue to perish annually while attempting to reach Europe. In 2023, an overcrowded boat carrying Pakistani migrants sank off Greece, killing an estimated 350 people in one of the deadliest incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.

Pakistan said that the boat, carrying 80 passengers including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania on their way to the Canary Islands.

Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people a day earlier from a boat that had left Mauritania on January ... those involved in the heinous act of human trafficking. Hundreds of Pakistani migrants ...

It may seem bleak to acknowledge the insidious nature of human trafficking and the reality that it is happening all around us. But the good news is that you do not need to possess certain skills or an arsenal to protect your family and friends against this crime.