ISLAMABAD:The government of Azad Kashmir on Sunday announced a three-day mourning to mourn the deaths and drowning of more than 50 Kashmiri youth who were boarding the packed migrant boat which capsized off the coast of Greece a few days ago. The three-day mourning period is starting from today across Azad Kashmir during which the flag will remain hoisted half-mast.
AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq directed the chief secretary to make a contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to bring back the dead bodies. A list of 27 missing persons of Kotli district was also released after the boat accident. Meanwhile, police launched a grand operation against the gangs involved in human trafficking and arrested 9 agents who have illegally sent several Pakistanis to Europe.
Among the missing persons feared to be drowned in the boat accident, 6 youths from Pandori Kalan area of Wazirabad are also included. The youths went missing while going to Italy from Libya. Besides them, 10 people belonging to Sarai Alamgir are also missing. They were trying to go to Italy. Their loved ones back home are unable to make a contact with them and they are overwhelmed with grief.
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