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Karachi police briefly detain families protesting over Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates

From Dawn · () English

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  • Families of Pakistani sailors held aboard the hijacked MT Honour 25 were briefly detained during a protest in Karachi.
  • The Palau-flagged tanker was seized off Puntland, Somalia, on April 21, with 10 Pakistani crew members and sailors from Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka aboard.
  • Families say negotiations and efforts to secure the hostages' release have made no significant progress, with a ransom reportedly set at about $3 million.

Families of Pakistani sailors held hostage by Somali pirates were briefly detained in Karachi while staging an overnight sit-in for their release.

The families gathered on Sharea Faisal near the FTC building and planned to march to the Supreme Court registry on Monday morning. Police arrived before the march and detained some of the protesters.

The sailors have been held aboard the MT Honour 25 for more than four months. Armed pirates hijacked the Palau-flagged oil tanker off Puntland, Somalia, on April 21. The hostages include 10 crew members from Pakistan, as well as seamen from Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.

No significant progress has been reported in negotiations or in efforts to pay the ransom, said to be around $3 million. The families have staged protests several times, pressing for action to recover their relatives.

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Originally published by Dawn in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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