Somali pirates: Ransom money transferred to account

Release of the Pakistani hostages will soon be secured: Burney


Express May 31, 2011

Social Activist Ansar Burney confirmed on Tuesday that the ransom money for the release of Pakistani hostages held by Somali pirates has been transferred to the account of Red Sea Navigation Company.

He said the release of the Pakistani hostages will soon be secured.

Speaking to Express News, Burney said that with the recent transfer of 600,000 dollars, the total demanded amount of 2.1 million dollars has been reached.

Burney criticised Indian Parliamentarian K. D. Singh for the delay in payment, who did not fulfill his promise of paying the ransom.

He added that the documents confirming the transfer of ransom will be dispatched today to the pirates, after which he will travel to Yemen where the hostages are due to be brought after release.

Earlier, the pirates extended the deadline for the ransom to fifteen days from the previous two days. They also reduced their demand by a $100,000 to keep the final bid at $2 million dollars.

The shipping company, which employs the four Pakistanis, had offered $1 million, while an international NGO announced $500,000 for the release.

COMMENTS

Replying to X

Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

For more information, please see our Comments FAQ