4 Pakistani crew members from hijacked oil tanker to arrive in Karachi tomorrow: DPM Dar
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that four of the 10 Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates, had been “safely retrieved” and were scheduled to arrive in Karachi on Oct 3. Armed pirates hijacked the oil t...
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that four of the 10 Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates, had been “safely retrieved” and were scheduled to arrive in Karachi on Oct 3.
Armed pirates hijacked the oil tanker off the southeastern coast of Somalia on April 21. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi had said the vessel, which was transporting oil to Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, had 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis.
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