Choice of dangerous and illegal routes in search of a better life in Europe has once again led to a major accident, the boat going from Libya to Italy sank in the deep waters of the Arabian Sea, more than 700 passengers were on board. There were only 104 survivors, Pakistani women, children, and men were kept on the bottom deck of the boat where air does not pass easily, while Iraqi, Libyan, and Egyptian migrants were kept on the top floor. Watan was kept, meaning Pakistanis were treated worse than animals.
According to the report of the international journal Guardian so far, more than 600 people, including 98 Pakistanis, are feared dead, while according to eyewitnesses, there were 310 Pakistanis on the boat, including a large number of women and children.
According to an investigative report by the Guardian newspaper, the Pakistanis were forcibly kept on the lower deck of the boat, where there was no proper toilet arrangement and no drinking water facility available.
According to the investigative report of the Guardian newspaper, 6 Pakistanis had already died before the boat accident. The Greek coast guards are busy trying to cover up their negative role. Greek authorities called off the rescue operation, all drownings were declared dead.
The British newspaper says that very painful revelations are coming out regarding the migrants on board the boat. Women and children were forced to travel at the bottom of the boat. The boat’s management fueled racial bias, with Pakistanis placed on the bottom of the boat while Iraqi, Libyan, and Egyptian migrants were placed on the top floor. Around 100 children were also on board the boat.
According to an investigative report by the Guardian newspaper, “testimony suggests that women and children were effectively “locked up” in the hold, seemingly less secure than the men on the overcrowded ship. When Pakistani women and children went here in search of water, they were abused by the staff members.
According to an investigative report by the Guardian newspaper, “No children or women have been confirmed to have survived the stricken boat. Local media reported that at least 298 Pakistanis died, including 135 from the Pakistani side of Kashmir.”
According to the Guardian newspaper, “Moroccan-Italian social worker and activist Nawal Soufi said the migrants on the boat were pleading for help. She said, “I witnessed the boat crew call the Greek coast guard for help. However, the Coast Guards denied that they received any calls for help.
“The sinking boat’s engine had failed days before it sank, evidence that the crew must have called for help,” the Guardian newspaper reported.
“We started the journey at dawn on Friday morning. About 700 people were on board, including me,” one survivor told the Guardian newspaper. “We traveled for three days and then the engine failed.”