A Spain-based migrant rights group, Walking Borders, said that 50 people had died on their way to the Canary Islands and that 44 of them ... and stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking. Pakistan said on Thursday it had been informed ...

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.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered on Monday the issuance of red warrants for the human trafficking offenders. The PM chaired the first meeting of the task force formed to curb human trafficking on Monday. He to further strengthen legal framework to combat human trafficking.

The immigration authorities in Pakistan on Wednesday launched a crackdown on its nationals deported from different countries after 220 people were sent back in the last 48 hours. The immigration authorities arrested 12 of the deportees from the Karachi airport after they were sent back from the USA,

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.

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

A tragic capsizing off West Africa's coast led to the feared drowning of over 40 Pakistanis. Authorities emphasize tackling human trafficking, as families mourn the loss of loved ones. The incident highlights the perilous migration routes from Africa to Europe,

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

This latest tragedy should serve as a wake-up call. It is time for governments to go beyond rhetoric and implement meaningful reforms that protect lives and offer real hope. Without a balanced approach of protecting lives and keeping borders safe, more lives will be lost and the cycle of desperation and death will continue.

The Pakistan Foreign Office has issued a list of 21 Pakistani people who survived a boat disaster off the coast of Morocco.

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.

Survivors of the Morocco boat tragedy have strongly rejected the notion of an accident that took lives of 21 Pakistanis, instead describing the incident as a "massacre" orchestrated by human smugglers.