Pakistan

Stronger efforts for Pakistanis held by Somali pirates: FO

Senate Standing Committee on Interior directs Foreign Office for explanation over captives held by Somalian pirates.

Express March 12, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior directed the Foreign Ministry on Saturday to make ‘all-out efforts’ for the release of Pakistanis detained by the Somalian pirates.

The committee issued the directives during a meeting in which Foreign Ministry officials informed that 11 Pakistanis are in custody of the Somalian pirates.

The abductees were working for different private companies and were taken into captivity a year ago.

The pirates have demanded 2.3 million dollars in ransom while negotiations are underway to secure the safe release.

The committee directed the ministry to present a report within 5 days that sought an explanation from the Pakistani ambassadors deputed in the concerned countries.

COMMENTS (4)

Ravi | 13 years ago | Reply Never send a commondo team overthere. It is somali waters which every one has to pass through. Piracy is their lively hood and they dont fear death. If pakistan sends special operations group to somalia, that will spill blood in somalia. So if they happen to catch any other pakistani sailors next time they will also kill them in retaliation. And if for once this cycle of killing starts, it goes on and on. God bless you sailors.

Haroon | 13 years ago | Reply Govt of Pakistan should send a special operations team to release the Pakistani citizens from these pirates.

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Uzair Javaid | 13 years ago | Reply Send in the marines man! it should not take more than a few hours for them to get our men back! its high time we teach these Somalis some good lesson to respect at least a muslim state

Azfaar Siddiqi | 13 years ago | Reply Take them back by force move S.S.G in! A Special Surgical Operation and get our men freed....

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