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How a 63-year-old UAE citizen saved several Pakistani, Indian nationals

At least 10 people went missing in the sea after their boat capsised in Dubai waters

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:29pm

World

At least two dead, 16 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Reports say as many as 36 people were on board the boat

Published 10 Jan, 2024 08:16pm

World

Sixty-one migrants drown after shipwreck off Libya, says IOM

Organisation quoted survivors as saying the boat, carrying around 86 people, departed Libyan city of Zwara

Updated 17 Dec, 2023 09:08am

World

Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boat

Navy 'was able to rescue 27 illegal migrants aboard a rubber boat that was sinking off the Chekka coast', says army

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:28pm

World

At least 63 people feared died after boat incident in Cape Verde

Thirty-eight survivors included four children aged 12 to 16: IOM spokeswoman

Published 17 Aug, 2023 09:45am

World

At least six dead after migrant boat capsizes in English Channel

French authorities say around 10 were still missing

Published 12 Aug, 2023 11:58pm

World

Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas

Italy's coastguard says it has saved 57 survivors from the two shipwrecks

Published 07 Aug, 2023 08:54am

Pakistan

Greece boat tragedy: Govt says 209 Pakistanis were on on board

The data shared by the Federal Investigation Agency

Published 22 Jun, 2023 02:44pm

World

Body found after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Canaries

The dinghy begged for rescue in Spanish waters for more than twelve hours

Published 21 Jun, 2023 11:11pm

Pakistan

Mapped: Two human smuggling routes to Europe from Pakistan

After the Turkey route become impenetrable, traffickers used the second option

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 06:06pm

Life & Style

Language error prompts govt to change national mourning day notification

Government deletes the word 'pleased' in new notification

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 12:15am

Must Read

Pakistani migrant’s final call home foretold Greek tragedy

Thousands of Pakistanis attempt to reach Europe illegally each year

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistanis were forced into lower deck of migrant boat: reports

There are also conflicting reports about whether a rope caused the sinking

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 05:40pm

Pakistan

Greece boat disaster: a Pakistani father’s anguish over his missing son

Mehmood says a local travel agent had charged Rs2.2 million for his son’s trip

Published 17 Jun, 2023 11:25pm

Pakistan

Greece boat disaster: Authorities start collecting DNA samples to track survivors

Police arrest 14, search more suspects, government orders high-level inquiry into trafficking

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 12:06pm

World

At least 22 dead after India boat capsizes

There were around 30 people on board, says a police officer from Tanur police station

Published 08 May, 2023 08:45am

World

Eight found dead crossing into US from Canada

Canadian authorities believe all were attempting to enter the United States illegally

Published 01 Apr, 2023 10:09am

Pakistan

Pakistani migrants play deadly ‘game’ chasing future abroad

Nearly 90% of Pakistanis who recently arrived in Italy used a human smuggler, shows a 2022 survey

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 03:54pm

World

Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands

Overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:37am

Sports

Pakistan ex-hockey player’s dreams of better life shatter in Italy shipwreck

She was the sole breadwinner of the family, says Shahida’s mother

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 11:12am

World

Migrant shipwreck in southern Italy kills at least 58

FO says it is closely following reports about possible presence of Pakistanis in shipwreck

Updated 26 Feb, 2023 11:24pm

Pakistan

Boat filled with children capsizes in Kohat, 11 dead

The children were students in a nearby madrassa

Published 29 Jan, 2023 04:17pm

World

Greece migrant sinkings leave 18 dead, dozens missing

The bodies of 16 women and a 15-year-old boy were recovered from the area

Published 06 Oct, 2022 08:52pm

World

61 dead in migrant shipwreck off Syria coast: Lebanon minister

Last year Lebanon saw a spike in number of migrants using its shores to attempt perilous crossing in overcrowded boats to reach Europe

Published 23 Sep, 2022 03:17pm

Pakistan

Eleven drown as boat capsizes in Jamshoro

People were migrating from submerged villages to save their lives

Published 29 Aug, 2022 08:47pm

World

Four migrant boats capsize off Tunisia, 17 dead

The majority of those who attempted the latest deadly crossing are sub-Saharan Africans

Published 24 Apr, 2022 08:48pm

Pakistan

Teacher dies, four students critical as boat capsizes in Khanpur Dam

At least 35 people were onboard including teachers and students when the boat met with the accident

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:47pm

World

47 migrants feared dead off Mauritania: UN official

The boat left the Laayoune region of Western Sahara on August 3, heading for the Spanish archipelago of...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:43pm

World

At least 21 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia

The coastguard recovered the bodies on Sunday off the port of Sfax, Colonel Houssem Jbebli fr...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:37pm