Senate panel takes notice of two Pakistanis' death in boat capsizing incident.

ISLAMABAD -- Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior Rehman Malik has taken notice of the death of two Pakistani migrants in the tragic incident of boat capsizing in a lake in eastern Turkey.

In a statement, the PPP senator summoned details about the incident from Pakistan's ambassador in Turkey and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general in this regard.

He said two Pakistanis died in the incident while eleven others got wounded. It is distressing that 23 Pakistanis were among the 71 migrants on board the ill-fated boat, he added.

The committee chairman asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make arrangements for safe return of the Pakistani migrants stranded in Turkey.

In a statement earlier on Dec 27, the Foreign Office spokesperson had said, 'We have learnt with deep sorrow about the tragic incident of a boat capsizing in Lake Van, Bitlis Province in the east of Turkey, which carried nationals of various countries including Pakistan.'

The Pakistan embassy in Turkey and Consulate General in Istanbul are in contact with the local Turkish authorities to seek further information and provide all possible assistance to the Pakistani nationals involved, she said.

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