Bodies of Morocco boat victims arrive today

The mortal remains of four Pakistani nationals, who died in a boat capsizing incident took place near the Moroccan port, will be repatriated on Wednesday.

The bodies were identified after an extensive process of verification by the NADRA, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office.

A boat carrying several Pakistanis was capsized near the Morroccan port of Dhakla on January 16.

The Pakistani nationals whose mortal remains are scheduled to arrive in Islamabad through a Saudi Airline flight SV726 include Hamid Shabbir (Passport No: CZ5133683), Muhammad Arslan Khan (Passport No: LM453261), Qaisar Iqbal (Passport No GR1331413) and Sajjad Ali (Passport No XX1836111).

The Embassy of Pakistan in Rabat, Morocco had informed that the repatriation of the mortal remains of other 13 Pakistani nationals perished in Morocco Boat incident were due in the ongoing week. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had directed the relevant departments to ensure all necessary arrangements to receive the bodies at the Islamabad International Airport as per standard operating procedures and protocols.