DNA, blood samples collected from families of 126 missing boat victims

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday obtained DNA samples from the families of 126 missing victims of the Greece boat tragedy.

According to the FIA, samples were submitted by the relatives of 52 victims in FIA Gujarat Circle and 46 affected families in Gujranwala Circle while blood samples were also obtained from the relatives of 28 people of Kotli Azad Kashmir.

Two more human traffickers arrested

In another development, FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Gujranwala arrested two more human traffickers involved in the Libya boat incident.

The arrested human traffickers include Mohsin Javed and Sharafat Ali who belong to Gujranwala. The accused reportedly obtained Rs2.5 million to send the victim of the boat incident, Umair Yahya, to Europe.

According to the spokesperson of FIA, the accused were arrested from Gujranwala and a case was registered against them, adding that further investigation is going on.

The human traffickers were arrested in connection with the Libya boat wreck that took place earlier this year in which seven Pakistanis lost their lives.