Boat Tragedy Near Harawa Coast, Sirte City (Eastern Libya) Involving Pakistani Nationals

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Our mission in Tripoli has reported that a vessel carrying foreign nationals has sunk near the Harawa coast, Sirte City (Eastern Libya). A Pakistan embassy team’s visit to Sirte City has confirmed the recovery of 11 bodies of migrants. Of these, 4 have been identified as Pakistani nationals based on their national documents. Two bodies remain unidentified. The details of the identified Pakistani nationals are as follows:

Sr. No.	Name & Father’s Name	Date of Birth	Passport	CNIC District
1.	Zahid Mehmood s/o Liaqat Ali	31.01.1999	LY0161441	Gujranwala
2.	Sameer Ali s/o Raja Abdul Qadeer	11.07.2001	RS1825681	Mandi Bahauddin
3.	Syed Ali Hussain s/o Shafqat ul Hussnain	20.10.2000	JG6912511	Mandi Bahauddin
4.	Asif Ali s/o Nazar Muhammad	08.04.1982	RS1825681	Mandi Bahauddin

The Embassy in Tripoli is actively working to gather more information about the affected Pakistani nationals and is in contact with the local authorities.

The Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been activated to monitor the situation. For inquiries, please contact:

Phone No: 051-9207887

Email: cmu1@mofa.gov.pk

Emergency contact details at the Embassy are as follows:

Mr. Ashique Ali, HOC: +92-305-2185882

Mr. Hassan Saleem, PRO: +218-91-8644064

Islamabad

15 April 2025

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