Overview
- Pakistani officials said Thursday that Somalia delivered a written assurance of full cooperation after Islamabad formally raised the case.
- The Foreign Office said pirates seized Honour 25 on April 21 near Somalia and took 11 Pakistanis and an Indonesian captain, though other reports list 10 Pakistanis from a 17-member crew.
- At a weekly briefing, spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the ship is anchored off Eyl in Puntland and that local authorities and the owner are in contact with the hijackers.
- Relatives at the Karachi Press Club urged the government to name a focal person and warned of food and water shortages on board.
- The tanker is reportedly operated by Indonesia-based Worf Chartering, a detail that could widen the diplomatic track as piracy in these waters has flared on and off for years.