Three remaining victims of Somali pirate hijacking to arrive soon: Dar

ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Senator Mo­hammad Ishaq Dar, on Mon­day, said that the three remain­ing Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25 had been suc­cessfully rescued and flown to Addis Ababa, accompa­nied by a team from the Em­bassy of Pakistan in Djibouti. The three crew members (Im­ran Ali, Muhammad Yasin and Syed Husain Yousuf) would be received in Addis Ababa and depart for Pakistan on the first available Ethiopian Air­lines flight to Karachi, expect­ed on 7 October, the DPM/FM posed on X handle. Dar further said, “We are deeply grateful to the Government of Somalia and the European Union Na­val Force (EUNAVFOR) Oper­ation Atalanta, present in the vicinity of MT Honour 25, for their assistance and coopera­tion in securing the release of the crew.” He said Pakistan re­mained firmly committed to strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat maritime piracy and safeguard the security and freedom of international mari­time routes.

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