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

At least 44 Pakistanis aboard a migrant boat have perished at sea while trying to reach Europe. According to reports, the boat carrying 86 people, including 66 Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania for Spain and remained stranded in the Atlantic Ocean for 13 days before capsizing off the coast of Canary Islands.

while trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean illegally to reach Europe, according to an NGO and victims’ families. The boat with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis on board, left the West African country of Mauritania for Spain’s Canary Islands ...

The latest deadly wreck in the Atlantic Ocean involved as many as 50 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Moroccan authorities rescued some survivors, while others perished in the tragedy.

Spain's marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days.

According to a statement by FO on Sunday, the 21 Pakistanis who survived the tragedy are being housed in Dakhla, a coastal city in Western Morocco.

Pakistan said on Thursday it had been informed by its embassy in Morocco that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania and capsized near Dakhla ...

GUJRAT: A high-ranking government team visiting Morocco to probe the deaths of 44 Pakistani illegal immigrants traveling to Spain from Mauritania in a boat, is expected to return to Islamabad by Thursday (today).

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The incident occurred earlier this month in the Atlantic Ocean, in the waters between Mauritania and Morocco. Media reports indicate that out of the 65 Pakistani immigrants aboard the vessel, 44 either drowned or died due to alleged torture, and 10 bodies have been recovered.

In a statement on Saturday, an FIA spokesperson said that the agency initiated a probe against its 20 officials over their alleged involvement in human smuggling. It added that the officials had allegedly cleared the victims of the ill-fated boat at airports.