Somali pirates: Hostages to be freed in two days

Rescue arrangements for 22 hostages including four Pakistanis are completed

KARACHI: A Fokker plane carrying ransom money has taken off the Suez Canal for the Puntland State of Somalia, key negotiator Ansar Burney told Express News on Sunday. He will reach Karachi on Monday after completing rescue arrangements for the 22 hostages, including four Pakistanis. He will then go to Governor House and inform the governor about the arrangements for the release.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2011.