Ansar Burney leaves for Egypt today

14 Mar, 2011

The United Nations Expert Advisor on human rights and Chairman Ansar Burney Trust International, Ansar Burney is leaving for Cairo, Egypt on March 14 (today).
Pakistan's former Federal Minister for human rights, Ansar Burney for the early and safe release of 4 Pakistanis, 6 Indians and other crew members of the Ship captured by Somali Pirates since last eight months and since the health condition of Pakistani national a Captain of the Vessel, Syed Wasi Hassan is deteriorating day by day since he is a diabetic patient, has decided to go to Cairo on Monday to meet the owner of the ship.
The Somali Pirates who had hijacked MV Suez, a ship of Red Sea Navigation, an owner of the Ship from Egypt with Panama flag in the Gulf of Aden, on Sunday morning phoned again to Ansar Burney and given further one week time ultimatum for the life of four Pakistanis and other crew members if they didn't get one hundred thousand dollars within one week time and rest of 2.3 million dollars in other four weeks time.

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