In a statement on X, Dar said the three Pakistanis had been taken to Addis Ababa along with a team from the Pakistani Embassy in Djibouti. He said the crew members would be received in Addis Ababa.
The deputy prime minister said the three Pakistanis would, God willing, return to Pakistan on the first available Ethiopian Airlines flight to Karachi, which is expected to depart on October 7.
Dar expressed the government’s sincere gratitude to Somalia and the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation Atalanta, which were present in the vicinity of MT Honor 25 and provided assistance and cooperation in securing the crew’s release.
He said Pakistan remained committed to further strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat piracy and safeguard the security and freedom of navigation on international maritime routes.
