Somalia: Pakistani Crew Rescued After Pirate Hijacking

Islamabad — All seven Pakistani crew members who survived a pirate attack off Somalia's coast have been rescued, Pakistan's foreign minister said Monday. The Palau-flagged oil tanker, MT Honour, was hijacked by Somali pirates in late April, around 30 nautical miles off Somalia's coast while sailing to Mogadishu. Ten of the 17 crew members aboard were Pakistani nationals. The last three Pakistani survivors have been rescued and flown to Addis Ababa, accompanied by a team from the Pakistani Embassy in Djibouti, Ishaq Dar said on US social media company X. They are expected to leave the Ethiopian capital for Karachi on the first available Ethiopian Airlines flight on Wednesday, he added. Four other Pakistani crew members were rescued in late September, more than five months after the hijacking. They arrived in Karachi on Sunday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa. Three Pakistani crew members were killed during the incident, and their remains have also been repatriated to Pakistan. Read the original article on Shabelle . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.