Pakistan's foreign ministry says a group of migrants who survived the capsizing of a boat off the coast of West Africa earlier this month have begun returning to Pakistan

“Fifty people have died on a boat headed for the Canary Islands, 44 of whom were Pakistani,” CEO of Caminando Fronteras / Walking Borders Helena Maleno, wrote on X. “They spent 13 agonising days at sea without rescuers reaching them.”

Pakistani men, including some with a level of financial stability, are embarking on a dangerous new route to Europe.

According to the migrant rights group Walking Borders a sad occurrence involving migrants seeking to reach Spain from West Africa may have killed up to 50 pe

said that 50 people had died on their way to the Canary Islands and that 44 of them were Pakistanis. The group said that the migrants began their journey on Jan. 2. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his sorrow over the deaths. Pakistan said it ...

Total of 10,547 migrants died trying to reach Spain by boat last year, according to monitoring group Caminando Fronteras

It says it continue to experience the arrival of large numbers of migrants on the archipelago.

Earlier this month, the Spanish migration rights group Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders) said that 50 people had died in the capsizing of a boat on its way to the Canary Islands. It reported that 44 of them were from Pakistan. The European Union’s ...

said that 50 people had died in the capsizing of a boat on its way to the Canary Islands. It reported that 44 of them were from Pakistan. The European Union's border agency, Frontex, said ...

A tragic capsizing off the West African coast resulted in the deaths of 50 migrants, including 44 Pakistanis. Survivors have begun returning home, amid calls for government action to repatriate the deceased.

The Pakistan Foreign Office has issued a list of 21 Pakistani people who survived a boat disaster off the coast of Morocco.

Their boat capsized off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. View on euronews