Pakistanis held hostage by Somali pirates plead for help in latest video
Key takeaways
- Pakistani crew members held hostage aboard the hijacked vessel have appealed for urgent government intervention after a new video emerged showing their deteriorating conditions in captivity.
- The MT Honour 25, carrying 17 crew members, including 10 Pakistanis, was hijacked by pirates near Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on April 21.
- In the recently surfaced video, the ship's second officer, Syed Kashif Umar, said 10 Pakistani crew members had been held by Somali pirates for 57 days and urged the government to secure their immediate release.
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Pakistani crew members held hostage aboard the hijacked vessel have appealed for urgent government intervention after a new video emerged showing their deteriorating conditions in captivity.
The MT Honour 25, carrying 17 crew members, including 10 Pakistanis, was hijacked by pirates near Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on April 21. Families of the hostages have since voiced growing alarm, saying conditions on board have steadily deteriorated during the crew’s captivity.