A boat carrying 80 passengers, including several Pakistani nationals, setting off from Mauritania, has capsized near the Moroccan port of Dakhla.

According to the Foreign Office, several survivors, including Pakistanis, are lodged in a camp near Dakhla.

The Pakistan Embassy in Rabat is in touch with local authorities. Additionally, a team from the Embassy has been dispatched to Dakhla to facilitate the Pakistani nationals and provide necessary assistance.

Besides, the Crisis Management Unit in the Foreign Ministry has been activated and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has instructed the relevant Government agencies to extend all possible facilitation to the affected Pakistanis.

The contact details of Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit and focal persons in Rabat are as follows:

24/7 Crisis Response Center

Telephone: 051-9207887

E-mail: [email protected]

Contact Details of Embassy of Pakistan, Rabat: