ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Sunday confirmed the death of three more Pakistanis in Christchurch mosque shootings, increasing the number of Pakistanis who embraced martyrdom in the incident to nine.
According to spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal, Zeeshan Raza, his father Ghulam Hussain and mother Karam Bibi have been confirmed to have died in Friday’s terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand.
“We are in touch with their family. A total of 9 Pakistanis embraced shahadat in #NewZealandTerrorAttack,” he said.
Mr Zeeshan Raza, his father Mr Ghulam Hussain and mother Ms. Karam bibi have now been confirmed to have embraced shahadat in the terrroist attack in #NewZealand. We are in touch with their family. A total of 9 Pakistanis embraced shahadat in #NewZealandTerrorAttack
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) March 17, 2019
Earlier, on Saturday evening, the Foreign Office had confirmed that at least six Pakistanis were martyred in the Christchurch mosque shootings while three others remained missing as of yet.
The Pakistanis who were martyred in the horrific terror attack by a white supremacist Brenton Tarrant included Sohail Shahid (Lahore), Syed Jahandad Ali (Lahore), Syed Areeb Ahmed (Karachi), Mahboob Haroon (Islamabad), Naeem Rashid (Abbottabad), and Talha Naeem (Abbottabad).
Dr Faisal announced that the government would facilitate New Zealand visa acquisition for the families of injured and martyred Pakistanis.
He provided a website link, an email address and a WhatsApp number for visa facilitation, saying that after the application is submitted, application number and copies of passport maybe sent to New Zealand’s Hhonorary Consul General for Pakistan, Mr Moin Fudda.
- Visitor’s visa: apply here
- Email address:moin@fudda.org
- WhatsApp:+923428200200
Dr Faisal relayed that Abbottabad citizens Naeem Rashid and his son Talha Naeem would be buried in Christchurch, and arrangements for their burial are in place. Muslim and Pakistani associations in the city had assisted in arrangements, he added.
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Dr Faisal further wrote that the mission was working with families of other four victims for the possible transport of dead bodies to Pakistan, he added
He said that the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had directed all possible help and assistance be extended to the families of the deceased and missing Pakistanis in New Zealand terrorist incident.
