New conflict arises regarding Pakistani citizens killed in Somalia

Karachi (Caasimada Online) – A special plane carrying the bodies of the Pakistani nationals and the injured has today, Sunday, landed at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.

The plane carried the bodies of three Pakistani fishermen and four crew members who were injured on the MT Honour 25 vessel, after the group was fired upon while approaching the Puntland naval forces conducting an operation against piracy.

The bodies of the three fishermen returned to their country are; Rafiullah Khan, Syed Kashif Umer, and Mahmood Ahmad Ansari, while the four injured are; Usman Ghani, Aqeel Khan, Ameen bin Shams, and Yasir Khan.

This action came after the families of the deceased and the government of Pakistan officially requested the return of the bodies to Pakistan, where they will be buried in the coming days.

The MT Honour 25 vessel, registered in Palau, was hijacked on April 21 off the coast of Puntland, while carrying 17 crew members, 10 of whom were Pakistani, three of whom died, and whose bodies were today brought back to the country.

At the time of the hijacking, the vessel was approximately 30 nautical miles from the Puntland coast, with the Somali pirate groups holding them for many days.

However, Puntland currently holds 16 of the pirates who hijacked the vessel, who were captured during the operation conducted by the local forces.