June 22 - At least 209 Pakistanis were on an overloaded boat that capsized and sank in open seas off Greece last week, according to data shared with Reuters on Thursday by a Pakistani investigative agency.
Hundreds of people from different countries are believed to have been on board the vessel, in what is seen as the worst sea disaster in years for the region.
Pakistan is yet to officially confirm how many of its citizens were on the boat, but kick-started a DNA sampling effort to help Greece identify those who died.
The data shared by the FIA showed that 181 people were from Pakistan and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Greece has charged nine Egyptian men over the shipwreck, the worst in the Mediterranean Sea this year, and placed them in detention pending trial.
Persons:
Rana Abdul Jabbar
Organizations:
Reuters, Federal Investigation Agency, FIA, FIA Islamabad, Officials, Thomson
Locations:
Greece, Libya, Pakistan, Kashmir, Pylos