Libya, Pakistan

16 Pakistani die and 10 still missing in Shipwreck off the coast of Libya
According to a report by the French news agency AFP, about 40,000 Pakistanis attempt to reach Europe through illegal routes annually. In one of the deadliest maritime incidents in the Mediterranean, which occurred in June 2023, more than 750 migrants lost their lives, including around 350 Pakistanis.
Pakistan says at least 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya
Pakistan says at least 16 citizens died when a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized near the Libyan coast over the weekend. Another 10 are missing.
16 Pakistanis die after boat sinks near Libya
At least 16 Pakistanis died and 10 others are unaccounted for after a boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank at the weekend off the coast of Libya, officials said Tuesday.
Sixteen youths died, 10 missing in shipwreck off Libya: FO
Foreign Office on Tuesday confirmed that at least 16 Pakistani nationals died in the latest boat accident off the coast of Libya while several others were still missing.'According to unconfirmed reports there were 63 Pakistanis on the boat and so far 16 dead bodies have been recovered and their Pakistani nationalities established on the basis of their passports.
Tragic boat capsizing off Libya claims 16 Pakistani lives
A boat tragedy off the coast of Libya has resulted in the deaths of 16 Pakistani nationals, with 37 survivors and around 10 still missing.The boat, which was carrying 65 people, capsized in the Mediterranean Sea,
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How Migrant Smuggling Has Fuelled Conflict in Libya [analysis]
A systems analysis of key transit hubsMigrant smuggling is not a new phenomenon in Libya. In the post-Gaddafi period, the country has become the main corridor for illegal migration into Europe from ...
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Libya Minister Wounded In Attempted Assassination
On 12 February, the Libyan capital Tripoli was the scene of an armed attack on the country's Minister of State for Cabinet ...
Migrants' bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says
Some of the bodies of migrants found in two mass graves in Libya bore gunshot wounds, the International Organization for ...
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145 undocumented Bangladeshis return from Libya
A group of 145 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, who wanted to voluntarily return home from Libya, arrived in Dhaka early ...
2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya
Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the ...
Bodies of migrants recovered in southeast Libya, attorney general says
Libya's security authorities recovered at least 28 bodies of migrants from a mass grave in the desert in southeast Libya, the ...
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Libya: Migrants Face Extreme Violence and Exclusion From Healthcare
In 2024, some 787,000 people who are migrants and refugees were present in Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration. While some of them come in search of work, others try from ...
Mass graves holding bodies of migrants discovered in Libya
Human traffickers have benefited from a decade of instability in Libya, with rights groups documenting widespread abuse.
Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say
The bodies of at least 28 migrants have been recovered from a mass grave in a desert in south-east Libya, the country's ...
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How migrant smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya
To date, European attempts to curb migrant smuggling and trafficking have addressed symptoms rather than causes. Migratory flows have periodically fallen through a series of international policy ...
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Minister in Libya’s national unity government injured in gun attack on car
UN-recognised government condemns assassination attempt targeting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa.