Somali pirates: Private jet arranged for ransom transfer

KARACHI: A private jet has been hired for the transfer of ransom to the Somali pirates. The pirates have taken 22 hostages, including four Pakistanis. Talking to Express News from Cairo, Burney said that all the hostages would return home by June 20. An important meeting took place in the Egyptian capital where the modus operandi of getting the hostages back was discussed and finalised.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 6^th, 2011.