Four Pakistani sailors freed from Somali pirates to return home today
Four Pakistani sailors freed from a tanker held by Somali pirates are scheduled to return home today, Pakistan’s foreign minister said Friday, as authorities arrange the repatriation of three compatriots killed during the ordeal. The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25 was hijacked on April 21 off Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in northeastern Somalia, with […]
A significant update has emerged regarding the MV Honour 25 hijacking incident off Somalia's coast. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, four out of the ten Pakistani crew members are set to arrive in Karachi on October 3, 2026. The bodies of the three crew members who lost their lives, Rafi Ullah Khan, Syed Kashif Umer, and Mahmood Ahmed Ansari, are being repatriated to Pakistan with all formalities expedited.
Dar expressed condolences to the families of the deceased, emphasizing that the remaining three crew members—Imran Ali, Yasin Muhammad, and Syed Yousuf Hussain—along with the captain, are still on board the ship. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's leadership, is committed to ensuring the safe return of all Pakistani nationals involved in the incident and is actively coordinating with allied nations to expedite their extraction and return.
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