Remaining 3 Pakistanis rescued from hijacked vessel off Somalia return home
The three remaining Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia in April, landed in Karachi on Wednesday. According to Shaheen Burney, the vice chairperson of the Ansar Burney Trust, the three crew members arrived in the city at 4:40pm via an Ethiopian Airways flight from Addis Ababa. Sindh Governor Nehal Hashmi welcomed the crew members at…
The three surviving Pakistani crew members of the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25 returned to Karachi on Wednesday, arriving via an Ethiopian Airways flight from Addis Ababa at 4:40pm, according to Shaheen Burney of the Ansar Burney Trust. Sindh Governor Nehal Hashmi welcomed them at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, expressing solidarity with the crew and presenting them with bouquets.
The governor emphasized that the incident had deeply affected the affected Pakistanis and that their suffering was being addressed as a national concern. He also noted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had taken special notice of the matter and directed necessary actions to support the affected families. The provincial government has offered its full cooperation in extending assistance to the families, including educational, healthcare, and future prospects for their children.
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