Mirza Virkan, Pakistan, Feb 6, 2025 (AFP) - Pakistan begins burials for 13 migrants drowned off Africa

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2025-02-06

A Pakistani who drowned along with 12 compatriots when a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized off northwest Africa was buried in his hometown on Thursday. Each year thousands of Pakistanis pay large sums to traffickers to launch risky and illegal journeys to Europe, where they hope to find work and send funds to support families back home. Pakistanis are frequently among those drowned on crammed boats which sink on the Mediterranean Sea sepa......

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