Seven arrested in Pakistan over migrant ship disaster off Greece

Prime Minister Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding ongoing crackdown against human smugglers (Press Information Department via AP)

Pakistani authorities have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week’s sinking of an overcrowded smuggling vessel off Greece that left more than 500 migrants missing, including Pakistanis.

Police said the alleged ring was engaged in smuggling Pakistanis into Europe and that the arrests took place over the last two days, as part of a government crackdown on traffickers.