FO says it is closely following reports about possible presence of Pakistanis in shipwreck with the embassy in Rome ascertaining facts from Italian authorities.
At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said. The vessel, which sailed from Turkey and was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, sank in rough…
The incident reopened a debate on migration in Europe and Italy, where the right-wing government’s tough new laws for migrant rescue charities have drawn criticism from the United Nations and others.