ISLAMABAD - The number of Pakistanis feared drowned entered double digits after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya, a young Pakistani managed to survive despite Foreign Office announced his death.
According to the list issued by the Foreign Office on Saturday, Rehman Khan son of Muhammad Inayat hailing from Gujrat was among the unfortunate Pakistanis who got perished in the incident.
However, later it appeared that Rehman Khan holding Passport No (VG4106952) and CNIC No (34202-2896695-9) somehow managed to survive the nightmare and was rescued by the locals.
After being survived, Rehman Khan made contact with his family in Pakistan and verified that he was given another chance by the life and was among few survivors from the unfortunate boat.
When the family members of Rehman Khan contacted FO Spokesman it was responded that the mission is identifying bodies with passports found in their clothes. The bodies get swelled and dark being remained in water since Wednesday night, he added. He said: “Still if mission gets contact with Mr Rehmat, it will be helpful to pursue further. Still bodies are being identified with careful and detail checking.”
The tragic side of the incident is that unfortunately, Rehman Khan lost four other members of his family in the terrible incident. It included his brother Muhammad Ismael (Passport # AC1859643), and Ismael’s spouse Azmat Bibi (Passport # KV3100441).
Whereas, bodies of one-month-old infant and five-year-old son Muhammad Saad Ali Khan of deceased Muhammad Ismael are still missing. However, the passport and CNIC of Saad Ali have been recovered.
According the list issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday sixteen Pakistani nationals feared lost their lives in the terrible incident and out of which 10 bodies have been recovered yet. Eight of the bodies have been identified through their identification documents and other survivors. Five of the bodies are still missing whereas their identification documents have been recovered.