ISLAMABAD: None of the missing Pakistani nationals was found among 95
dead bodies recovered at two different islands in Indonesia, Foreign
Office has stated. According to a press release issued here on Monday
also stated that consular team of the Pakistan’s Embassy met six
Pakistani survivors to pace up efforts for finding the deceased
Pakistanis in the sad incident of December 18.
Some 155 out of
the total 250 passengers on board in the ship sunk in East Java Sea,
Indonesia, on December 18 are still missing and only 95 dead bodies were
found, Pakistani foreign ministry said.
According to
unconfirmed reports, the passengers also included over 50 Pakistani
nationals. Many of them belonged to the Hazara tribe in Baluchistan.
Nearly 95 bodies have been recovered and placed at two different islands
in Indonesia. However, so far not a single dead body has been
identified as a Pakistan national.
“Our Embassy in Jakarta has
set up an Emergency Cell which is working round the clock, in
coordination with the relevant authorities in Quetta, for identification
of the nationality of the deceased,” a spokesman of the foreign
ministry said.
The Consular Team of the Embassy has already met six Pakistani survivors in Surabaya Island.
The
foreign office said that people can contact head of Chancery in
Embassy of Pakistan, Jakarta, Indonesia at Phone no. 0062-21-5785-1838
for any detail or information in this connection. Online
