Islamabad: The bodies of 16 Pakistanis have been recovered with as many as 63 Pakistanis suspected on board a vessel that capsized off the coast of Libya, the Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said on Tuesday.

In a statement on Tuesday, FO Spokesperson said that a team from the Pakistani Embassy in Tripoli visited Zawiya city and gathered information after meeting local officials and the Zawiya hospital.

'According to unconfirmed reports, there were 63 Pakistanis on the boat and so far 16 dead bodies have been recovered and their Pakistani nationalities established on the basis of their passports.

'There are 37 survivors, including one in hospital and 33 in police custody. Reportedly, around 10 Pakistanis are missing in the accident. Three of the survivors are in Tripoli and being looked after by the Embassy,' the statement said.

The list of names shared by the FO contained details of the bodies recovered so far. 'The Embassy in Tripoli is in the process of gathering further information and maintaining contact with the local authorities,' the statement said.

The killed has been identified as Saqlain Haider resident of Kurrma Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Siraj Uddin resident of Bajaur, KPK, Shoaib Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Nusrat Hussain resident of Kurrm, KPK, Shaoil Ali resident of Kurram, KPK, Sayed Shehzad Hussain resident of Kurram, KPP, Abid Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Asif Ali resident of Kurram, KPK, Muhammad Ali Shah resident of Orakzai, KPK, Musawir Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Aswar Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Abid Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Musaib Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK, Anis Khan resident of Peshawar, KPK, Asfaq Hussain resident of Kurram, KPK and Shahid Hussain resident of Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.