Over 72,000 migrants dead, disappeared globally since 2014: UN GENEVA: More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in... Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am
World Migrant boat sink off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued TUNIS: Tunisia’s coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the... Published 28 Apr, 2025 04:57pm
World US judge orders Trump cannot defund migrant 'sanctuary cities' LOS ANGELES: A US judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump cannot legally withhold federal funds from authorities... Published 24 Apr, 2025 10:42pm
World Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island ATHENS: The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of... Published 14 Apr, 2025 09:33pm
World Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants • Venezuela denies deportees’ gang affiliation Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:41am
World Migrant deaths hit record in 2024, UN agency says GENEVA: Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying on perilous routes and ... Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:39am
Editorials Uptick in emigration EDITORIAL: Even as international migration faces serious challenges people have kept moving out of the countries of... Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am
World Six migrants drown off Turkey’s Aegean coast ISTANBUL: Six migrants drowned while another 27 were rescued by the coastguard when their boat started sinking off... Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am
World UN says ‘deeply alarmed’ by Libya migrant mass graves GENEVA: The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it was “deeply... Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am
Opinion Goods and peoples: Trump’s opposition to free movement Free movement of goods and peoples benefits all countries as it allows scarcity of products and skills to be met at... Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am
Pakistan Burials for 13 migrants drowned off Africa begin MIRZA VIRKAN: A Pakistani who drowned along with 12 compatriots when a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized off... Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:36am
Pakistan Tragic boat capsizing near Moroccan port: Remains of four Pakistanis to reach Islamabad today ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) announced that the mortal remains of four Pakistani nationals, who lost their lives ... Published 05 Feb, 2025 07:24am
Opinion Growing challenge of human smuggling Sadly, the new year has begun with tragic deaths for dozens of Pakistanis attempting to migrate to Europe, bringing... Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am
World US flights carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo ‘underway’ WASHINGTON: The first US flights carrying detained migrants to America’s notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba... Published 04 Feb, 2025 11:22pm
World At least 20 migrants missing as boat sinks off Italy ROME: Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya,... Published 02 Jan, 2025 05:56am
World 3 migrants die trying to cross Channel from France to UK PARIS: At least three migrants died in the Channel off northern France on Sunday as a group of around 50 people ... Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am
Pakistan Arresting human traffickers: Bureaucracy given one-week deadline ISLAMABAD: On the heels of failure of Interior Ministry to tighten the noose around the human traffickers, Prime... Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am
Opinion Tragedies on the high seas It was in June just last year that 209 Pakistanis and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir drowned off the Greek... Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:22am
Opinion To live with dignity The tragedy of migrants losing life on the high seas has become a sad phenomenon repeated one after another. In June... Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:19am
World Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGO MADRID: At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said... Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am
Editorials Fatal journeys EDITORIAL: The capsizing of a boat carrying dozens of illegal immigrants near the Greek island of Gavdos, leading to... Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:19am
Pakistan PM seeks report ISLAMABAD: Vowing harshest punishment for the human traffickers, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday sought a... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
Pakistan Greece boat capsize: One Pakistani dead, 47 others rescued: FO ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) confirmed on Sunday that one Pakistani citizen was among the dead in the boat... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
World Five migrants die trying to reach the Canary Islands MADRID: Five bodies were found floating in the sea on Sunday after the inflatable boat they were travelling in... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
World In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA YEPOCAPA/SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA, GUATEMALA: The journey of Rossanna and Widman began in the Guatemalan village of San... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:29pm
World Italy arrests 13 in Med ‘people trafficking ring’ ROME: Italian police said Monday they had arrested 13 suspected members of a smuggling ring transporting migrants... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
World Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel into UK on same day as 4 killed LONDON: A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while attempting... Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am
World Dozens arrested for migrant smuggling in Montenegro and Serbia BELGRADE: Montenegrin police arrested 13 people and were searching for several others suspected of smuggling ... Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am
World Eight migrants die in Channel crossing attempt AMBLETEUSE, (France): Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross... Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am
World Twelve migrants die trying to cross Channel to UK BOULOGNE-SUR-MER (France): At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:03am