Pakistan in contact with Somalia over sailors held hostage by pirates: FO

Pakistan is in contact with the Somali government over the hostage crisis involving Pakistani sailors aboard a hijacked oil tanker, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. Last week, armed pirates hijacked the oil tanker near the Somali coast and took 11 Pakistani crew members and the Indonesian captain of the vessel hostage. Addressing the weekly press briefing, FO Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the pirates are also in touch with the ship’s owner. Hijackings off Somalia have fuelled concerns...