Pakistani crew will now reach home Monday: Ansar Burney Trust

KARACHI: The six Pakistani crew members of the recently released vessel MT Morning Glory are now expected to reach home on Monday, said Director of the Ansar Burney Trust International Shagufta Burney, Advocate.

Earlier it was expected that all 21 crew including 6 Pakistani of MT Morning Glory would be released today (Thursday) from Libyan detention and handed over to the respective Embassies including that of Pakistan in Tripoli after all had been cleared by the Libyan Court at Tripoli.

Shagufta Burney said due to a delay in release of six Pakistanis from Tripoli detention center and holidays on Friday and Saturday now as per confirmation from Libya these crew will be released and handed over to Pakistan Embassy on Sunday. The Pakistani crew are now expected to reach home on Monday.

She thanked Libyan Attorney General's office and the Libyan Government that the crew of MT Morning Glory comprising 6 Pakistanis, 6 Indians, 3 Sri Lankins, 2 Syrian, 2 Sudanese and 2 Eritrean will all be released on Sunday.

The six Pakistani crew of the vessel are: Mirza Noman Baig (Captain), Ghufran Marghoob Ahmed (Chief Officer), Syed Muhammad Mehdi Shamsi (2nd Officer), Syed Asif Hassan (3rd Officer), Naik Zada (Crew Member), Muhammad Irshad (Crew Member).