Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that a Pakistani-manned LPG tanker and its 27-member crew remained safe after Israeli attack off Yemen’s coast.

Taking to his X handle, the interior minister revealed the vessel — carrying 27 crew members, including 24 Pakistanis, two Sri Lankans, and one Nepali — was attacked by an Israeli drone while docked at Ras al-Esa port, an area under Houthi control, on 17 September 2025. One of the ship’s LPG tanks exploded during the strike, but the crew managed to extinguish the fire.

Following the attack, Houthi boats intercepted the vessel and held the crew hostage aboard the ship for several days.

“I am profoundly grateful to Secretary Interior Khurram Agha and other MOI officers, Ambassador Naveed Bokhari and his team in Oman, our colleagues in Sau

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