TRIPOLI: At least four people have died after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Central Mediterranean.
According to the Red Crescent, one of the vessels was carrying 26 Bangladeshi nationals. Tragically, four people from this boat lost their lives. The second boat was carrying 69 migrants, a group that included two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese nationals. The total number of survivors and the specific circumstances leading to the capsizing were not immediately detailed.
At least four people have died after two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Saturday, rescue workers have said.
Those confirmed to have died by the Libyan Red Crescent so far were all passengers in a boat carrying 26 Bangladeshi nationals. pic.twitter.com/8c9MVJICI7
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This latest incident adds to the grim toll of the dangerous sea crossing. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that hundreds of people have died so far this year attempting to traverse the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety and a better life in Europe.
The repeated tragedies have prompted experts and humanitarian organizations to renew their calls for action. They are urging the international community to establish safe and legal migration pathways. Such measures, they argue, are essential to prevent further loss of life and to dismantle the dangerous and exploitative networks of human traffickers who profit from the desperation of migrants.
Meanwhile the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has blocked one lac CNICs in Balochistan.
According to the details. NADRA has blocked the registration of 100,000 National ID cards (CNICs) in Quetta and other cities across Balochistan.
40,000 blocked ID cards belong to Quetta only. According to the officials of the Balochistan government, the passports of the Afghan nationals are also being blocked.
The Chairman NADRA has submitted a bill in the Supreme Court of Pakistan that if any family claims the Afghan immigrants as their family member. e.g son, brother or any other relation, will be charged with a fine of 30 lac rupees along with a five years prison.
