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Print edition: 2011-12-27
Pakistan's embassy in Jakarta sets up Emergency Cell: nearly 95 bodies recovered so far
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A ship, carrying 250 people, sunk in East Java Sea, Indonesia, on December 18, 2011. According to unconfirmed reports, the passengers also included over 50 Pakistani nationals. Many of them belonged to the Hazara tribe in Balochistan, says a press release issued here on Monday.
Nearly 95 bodies have been recovered and placed at two different islands in Indonesia. However, so far not a single dead body has been identified as a Pakistan national.
Our Embassy in Jakarta has set up an Emergency Cell, which is working round-the-clock, in co-ordination with the relevant authorities in Quetta, for identification of the nationality of the deceased. The Consular Team of the Embassy has already met 6 Pakistani survivors in Surabaya Island.-PR