Somalia hijacking case: Four of 10 Pakistani crew members to arrive today
ISLAMABAD: A major development has been reported in the MV Honour 25 hijacking case off the coast of Somalia, with four of the 10 Pakistani crew members safely retrieved and set to arrive in Karachi on October 3, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Ishaq Dar said on his X account on Friday. He added that the bodies of three crew members who lost their lives are being…
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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