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.

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.

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

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani survivors of the Morocco boat tragedy have claimed it was a premeditated massacre orchestrated by human traffickers, according to preliminary statements recorded by a four-member

Shocking revelations by Pakistani survivors describe the Morocco boat tragedy as a massacre orchestrated by an international human trafficking ring. Discover the harrowing details.

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.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the deaths and stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking.

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

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 ...

Pakistan's Foreign Office has released a list of 21 Pakistani nationals who survived a boat accident off the coast of Morocco.According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, verified reports confirm that 21 Pakistanis were among those rescued in the maritime operation near the town of Dakhla.