Libya boat tragedy: Bodies to reach Kurram, Orakzai tomorrow

By Ali Afzal Afzaal
February 26, 2025
This representational image shows people on a boat travelling by sea from their respective countries. — AFP/File
This representational image shows people on a boat travelling by sea from their respective countries. — AFP/File

PARACHINAR: The bodies of six Pakistanis, who died in the Libya boat tragedy, will be brought home tomorrow (February 27).

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the first flight, the bodies of five persons hailing from Kurram tribal district and Muhammad Ali Shah from Orakzai district would be brought to Parachinar.

The ministry said that the process of bringing back the bodies of Pakistanis who had died in the Libya boat capsize would commence on February 27. It said that the identities of 16 Pakistani victims had been confirmed.The first flight would carry the bodies of Mussawir Hussain, Shoaib Ali, Abid Hussain and Musab Hussain, all from Parachinar, along with the body of Muhammad Ali Shah from Orakzai