Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that 12 Pakistanis were identified among the survivors of a shipwreck that killed 79 people off the coast of
Greece on Wednesday.
"At this stage, we are unable to verify the number and identity of Pakistani nationals among the deceased," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement.
She said that the Pakistani mission in Greece remained in contact with the local authorities for the identification and recovery of Pakistani nationals among the deceased and providing relief to the survivors.
The identification of the recovered bodies "will take place through DNA-matching with close family members," she added.
A deadly shipwreck happened off Greek shores on Wednesday, leaving at least 79 passengers dead, the Greek national news agency AMNA reported.
