Event Brief
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM ET
Families of three Pakistanis receive Rs26m each
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Sindh Governor Nehal Hashmi distributed Rs26 million each to the families of Mahmood Ahmed Ansari, Syed Kashif Umar and Rafiullah Khan. The cheques were presented on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s special directives as financial assistance after the men died while held captive by Somali pirates aboard the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25.
WHO: Sindh Governor Nehal Hashmi
WHAT: Distributed Rs26 million each to the families of three Pakistanis killed in Somali pirate captivity.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026
WHERE: Karachi, Pakistan
WHY: The payments were financial assistance for the families of the three Pakistanis who died in Somali pirate captivity, on the prime minister’s special directives.
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