The identification process for the 13 bodies recovered in the Morocco boat accident has been completed, and a list with names and passport numbers has been released.
According to sources from the Pakistani Embassy in Morocco, the identification process confirmed that the 13 bodies belonged to Pakistani nationals. On January 15, reports indicated that 44 Pakistanis had lost their lives in the boat accident, but local authorities were only able to recover 13 bodies. The following Pakistani nationals have been identified:
- Sufyan Ali, son of Javed Iqbal, Passport Number: VF1812352
- Sajjad Ali, son of Muhammad Nawaz, Passport Number: XX1836111
- Raees Afzal, son of Muhammad Afzal, Passport Number: MJ1516091
- Qasneen Haider, son of Muhammad Banaars, Passport Number: AA6421773
- Muhammad Waqas, son of Sanaullah, Passport Number: DJ6315471
- Muhammad Akram, son of Ghulam Rasool, Passport Number: DN0151754
- Muhammad Arslan Khan, son of Ramzan Khan, Passport Number: LM4153261
- Hamid Shabbir, son of Ghulam Shabbir, Passport Number: CZ5133683
- Qaisar Iqbal, son of Muhammad Iqbal, Passport Number: GR1331413
- Danish Rahman, son of Muhammad Nawaz, Passport Number: SE9154371
- Muhammad Sajawal, son of Rahim Din, Passport Number: AY5593661
- Shehzad Ahmed, son of Walayat Hussain, Passport Number: GN1162802
- Ihtesham, son of Tariq Mahmood, Passport Number: CE1170122
Sources from the Pakistani Embassy in Morocco stated that NADRA’s services were also utilized for the identification process. Fingerprints and photographs were sent to NADRA, and the lists were compiled after NADRA completed the verification process. Diplomatic sources mentioned that the recovered bodies were initially unrecognizable and lacked documentation. After identification, the process of repatriating the bodies of the 13 Pakistanis will begin soon.
