2023-06-26 03:17:22
Are we really in two parallel worlds? Governments and people? A world where only the rich get all the facilities and another world where the lives of common people are not even worth a penny. The disaster of the Oceangate Titan in the Atlantic Ocean, which killed five people, and the disaster of the refugee boat in the Mediterranean near Greece, which is suspected to have killed 500 people, lead to this doubt.
While countries such as Canada, America, and France conducted a rescue operation using all equipment, including sophisticated robots, to rescue those trapped in the Atlantic Ocean, not only was there no significant rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece, but there are also serious allegations that the Coast Guard of Greece displayed criminal negligence in rescuing the boat that was in danger.
Relatives of a Pakistani refugee who died in a boat accident in the Mediterranean near Greece mourn (Photo by Sajjad QAYYUM / AFP)
It should shock the conscience of the world that even after a week after nearly 500 people, including women and children, disappeared into the depths of the sea, the nations of the world have not taken any action to effectively deal with the issue of refugees, to take measures to prevent the recurrence of such accidents, or to find potential escapees in the Mediterranean Sea.
∙ The greatest of refugee tragedies, yet…
A boat carrying 750 refugees from the countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt and Palestine, which was traveling from the coast of Libya to Italy on June 14, sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece. The exact figure of how many people survived or how many drowned is yet to be released. How can the information be known accurately since there is not even a proper rescue operation? Greek authorities say that around 100 bodies have been recovered and hundreds of people have been rescued.
A boat carrying refugees capsized in the Mediterranean near Greece (Photo by HELLENIC COASTGUARD / AFP)
Independent observers dealing with the international refugee crisis point out that at least 500 people will be seen dead and 400 of them are Pakistanis. As it was an attempt to illegally immigrate to Europe, no exact number or information is available on the number of people on the boat. The real number is likely to be much higher than the figures that have come out now. EU Commissioner Yva Johansson points out that this is the biggest refugee crisis in the Mediterranean Sea in recent times.
Meanwhile, thousands of people protested in Athens demanding a humanitarian approach to the refugees and an investigation into the boat disaster, following serious allegations that the Greek Coast Guard tried to endanger the people on the boat instead of rescuing them.
A refugee rescued from a capsized boat in the Mediterranean near Greece is taken to hospital (Photo by STRINGER / Eurokinissi / AFP)
∙ Those who fled Pakistan
African countries such as Libya and Tunisia are the hotspots of refugee smuggling through the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Due to economic insecurity, civil wars and natural disasters from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Palestine and various African countries, thousands of refugees are reaching the shores of Libya and Tunisia by road and air to enter Europe.
Recently, there has been a large influx of refugees from Pakistan, which is facing great political and economic instability. Pakistanis are fleeing their own country due to economic and security fears at a time when hundreds of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, who were oppressed by the Taliban, are seeking refuge in Pakistan.
According to reports, most of the Pakistanis who died in the Greek boat disaster were from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. There were earlier reports that the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, whose economy has collapsed due to the continued neglect and misguided economic policies of the Pakistan government, have resorted to riots and mass protests. In Pakistan, which has a population of 23 crores, the price increase is 38 percent. Non-availability of essentials and high prices for what is available has made the lives of common people hellish. The Pakistani rupee has also fallen to its lowest level in history. All this has brought its people to the point of escaping from Pakistan by any means.
∙ Massive influx of refugees
After buying huge sums of money from the refugees, the human-trafficking agents pack thousands of people into unsecured fishing boats and send them to the Italian coast. A vast network of illegal agents, stretching from Pakistan to Europe, exists to sell human misery. Traffickers charge up to Rs 10 lakh from each refugee.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 64,968 people arrived in Europe via the Mediterranean Sea route from January to May this year alone. In 2022, a total of 34,562 people came as refugees through this route during the same period. In 2022, a total of 105,000 people reached Europe via this route. This number is 12 percent higher than the same period last year.
Most of the refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Tunisia and Libya to Italy are citizens of Egypt, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is reported that not a day goes by without the bodies of refugees caught in the nets of Tunisian fishermen. As many as 27,000 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean seas on their way to Europe, dreaming of a better life. This is the figure since 2014.
∙ Those who cheat and stop refugees
There are 10.84 crore people in the world who fled their home and country for various reasons within their own country and to other countries as of December 31, 2022. The fact that 4.3 crore children are included in this shows the plight of the refugee flow. There are more than 4 crore people who have sought refuge in other countries due to various reasons such as war, civil unrest, economic collapse and natural disasters. 52 percent of these refugees are from three countries.
Thousands protest in Athens demanding humanitarian treatment of refugees and an investigation into the boat disaster (Photo by Louisa GOULIAMAKI / AFP)
Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan. Ukraine is a new member. Due to the Russian invasion, millions of Ukrainian citizens fled to various countries in Europe in search of a safe life. Turkey is currently the country that has given asylum to the most people – 36 lakh people. Most of them are from neighboring Syria. Germany, which has given asylum to 21 lakh people, is in the next position.
However, many European countries are re-examining their refugee policies in recent times as domestic public opinion turns against them. They are trying to reduce the number of refugees entering their countries by introducing stronger border patrols and immigration checks. That is why refugees are trying to reach Europe anyway through dangerous sea voyages and other means. Secret groups of bloodless agents circle around them to exploit it.
Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son Sulaiman, who lost their lives by going to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to see the remains of the Titanic at a cost of two crore rupees each, are standing on the other side of their lives. Those 400 Pakistanis who disappeared. The question that remains is whether the world recognizes it.
English Summary : Hundreds of Migrants are Dead in a Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck, Who Kills These Peoples?
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