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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced that three Pakistani crew members from the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25 were expected to return home to Karachi on Wednesday after being rescued off Somalia’s coast in late September. The tanker, which had been held since April, originally carried ten Pakistanis; three died during recovery operations, and four injured crew members returned earlier this week along with their colleagues' remains. Dar highlighted the government's efforts in securing their release and reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to combating piracy internationally.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The remaining three Pakistani crew members of the oil tanker MT Honour 25, which was hijacked off Somalia's coast in April, are expected to return home to Karachi on Wednesday. The vessel had originally carried 19 crew members including 10 Pakistanis when it was seized by pirates. In late September, Somali maritime police recovered the tanker but tragically three Pakistani crew members died during the rescue operation. Another four injured Pakistanis returned earlier this week along with their deceased colleagues' remains. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced that the last three survivors—Imran Ali, Husain Yousuf, and Muhammad Yasin—are being flown back to Karachi via Addis Ababa where they were provided necessary care by the Pakistani ambassador. The government under PM Shehbaz Sharif has worked diligently to secure their safe return despite the sad loss of three crew members.
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The three remaining Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia in April, were expected to land in Karachi on Wednesday to reunite with their families, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.
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In late September, the maritime police force of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland recovered the Palau-flagged oil tanker, which had 19 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis.
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which → recover → Pakistanis
Of those 10, the Foreign Office (FO) confirmed that three were among five crew members who died during the operation.
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who → confirm → operation
Another four Pakistanis who were injured returned to the country on Sunday along with the remains of their three colleagues, with the government facilitating their repatriation via Ethiopia.
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government → injure → Ethiopia
In a post on X on Wednesday, DPM Dar said the remaining three crew members of MT Honour 25 — Imran Ali, Husain Yousuf and Muhammad Yasin — were “en route to safely return home to Karachi from Addis Ababa later today and will be reunited with their families”.
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members → say → families
He said the Pakistani ambassador in the Ethiopian capital “met the three crew members and ensured that they were provided all necessary facilities and services during their stay” in Addis Ababa.
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they → say → Ababa
Dar noted that FO and the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, “made every effort to secure the safe return of all our crew members”.
“While we welcome the safe return of our people, we remain deeply saddened by the loss of three Pakistani crew members.
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we → note → members
May Allah grant them eternal peace and give strength to their families.”
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FM Dar reaffirmed that Pakistan “remains firmly committed to working with international partners to combat piracy and ensure the safety and security of seafarers and maritime routes”.
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Pakistan → reaffirm → seafarers
Apart from Pakistanis, the vessel’s crew also included seven Indonesians, an Indian and a Sri Lankan.
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crew → include → Indonesians
After the April hijacking, months passed with no progress either in negotiations or the payment of the ransom, said to be around $3 million, for the recovery of the hostages.
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months → pass → hostages
The hostages were said to be victims of an “ownership crisis”, as it was not clearly established who owned the ship — the man previously thought to be an owner was later revealed to be more likely a middleman who hired them.
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During its ordeal, the crew made several emotional videos and audio appeals, reporting that they had run out of clean water, food and medicine.
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they → make → water
Meanwhile, their families launched an international appeal, calling on foreign governments, the United Nations (UN) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to take coordinated action to help secure the release of their loved ones.
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families → launch → ones
For its part, FO maintained that it had remained “actively engaged” to secure the release of the sailors.
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it → maintain → sailors
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