Migrant shipwreck in Italy: Former Pakistan women’s hockey team player dead

THE Shahida Razathe former player of his national women’s hockey team Pakistanis among at least 67 dead from the wreck of the wooden boatwhich carried immigrants and crashed on the rocks on the southern coast of Italy in the early hours of Sunday, according to officials in her home province. THE Raza was 27 years old and originally from this province in southwestern Pakistan. He also played soccer in indoor competitions.

The vessel, which authorities believe was carrying up to 200 immigrantshad sailed from the Turkey and wrecked due rough seasbefore dawn on Sunday, near the Stecato di Coutreaua seaside resort on its eastern shores Calabria.

Among the dead in the shipwreck are 16 children. Moreover, those on board were mostly from the Afghanistanbut also from Pakistanthe Syriathe Palestinian Territoriesthe Iran and the Somaliaaccording to the Italian authorities.

“The Pakistani authorities informed Raza’s family that the Pakistan national hockey team player lost in shipwreck off the coast of Italy,” Qadir Ali Nagel, a member of parliament for Balochistan province, told Reuters late yesterday, Wednesday (03/01), evening.

As reported by APE-MPE, the head of his government Balochistan expressed his sadness at her death, saying in a statement that the Raza had honored the province and the country.

Source: News Beast

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