A Pakistani bulk carrier ship, MV Malakand, under PNSC flag, is travelling to the Port of Sierra Leon, West Africa, and is anticipated to be anchored in next two or three days, Burney said in a statement on Monday.
While expressing deep grief and sorrow over thousands of deaths in the West African countries due to Ebola, the Ansar Burney Trust International chairman said that 25 crew members’ lives were at risk, adding that it would not be possible to refrain from spreading the virus in Pakistan.
Ebola has claimed around 1,000 lives in West African countries, including Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared the health emergency' in the region.
Burney requested President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the foreign office and the Ministry of Ports & Shipping to take immediate steps in this regard and issue directions to divert MV Malakand, which is currently in the open sea, to the nearest safe port for offloading.
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president and prime minister have no intrest in the public they all are to busy pulling each others legs or saving their govt. god help my people and my pakistan
The company that owns this ship is not concerned about human lives they are concerned about money otherwise they would not have taken the load this virus did not come to light yesterday, it was known what was happening in the country where they are sending the ship.
please divert them immediately, ALLAH bless them and will protect
Yes, Please stop them today.
Yes! Ansar Burney is CORRECT in asking for the MV Malakand be stopped from making port in Sierra Leone. The sooner the better. Salams
Avoid it at all cost. Dock at a nearest port. Wait for complete prevention otherwise we will bring back and then spread this to the whole world. Atleast its contained to a large extent at this point in time.
SOMEONE STOP THIS SHIP