Over 40 Pakistanis are feared dead after a boat capsized near West Africa's coast. Departing from Mauritania, they aimed to reach Europe. Pakistani President Zardari calls for stronger anti-trafficking measures.

A tragic incident involving migrants attempting to reach Spain from West Africa may have claimed the lives of up to 50 people, including 44 Pakistanis, according to the migrant rights group Walking Borders.

The Pakistani government has launched an extensive crackdown on human traffickers, though hundreds of Pakistanis continue to perish annually while attempting to reach Europe. In 2023, an overcrowded boat carrying Pakistani migrants sank off Greece, killing an estimated 350 people in one of the deadliest incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Sisters of St. John the Evangelist combat human trafficking in Haiti through Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, a shelter for potentially trafficked children and unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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This effort marked the first large-scale collaboration targeting technology-enabled human trafficking, with INTERPOL utilising advanced tools like facial recognition, cybercrime analysis, and secure communication systems.

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Pakistan said that the boat, carrying 80 passengers including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania on their way to the Canary Islands.

Bolivia's former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) did not attend Tuesday's hearing scheduled for the case of aggravated human trafficking against him, alleging, according to his defense, medical problems,

The tragedy comes just a day after a similar incident near Morocco killed at least 50 people, including several Pakistanis.

President of the Pakistan People's Party and Federal Minister for Investment, Communications, and Privatization, Abdul Aleem Khan, expressed profound sorrow over the tragic boat accident near Madrid, Spain, which claimed the lives of numerous Pakistanis.

Over 40 Pakistanis feared dead in migrant boat tragedy near Morocco, sparking calls for action against human smuggling.