Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that a Pakistani LPG oil tanker and his 27 -member team remained safe after an Israeli attack on the coast of Yemen.
Taking his mango X, the Interior Minister revealed that the ship, with 27 crew members, including 24 Pakistani, two Sri Lanka and a Nepali, was attacked by an Israeli drone, while coupling Ras Al-Esport, an area under the control of Houthi, on September 17, 2025. One of the tanks of the LPG of the ship explained during the strike during the strike, but the strike explained during the strike. Margin of the route, the cozy, the cozy, the fire.
After the attack, Houthi Boats intercepted the ship and kept the crew hostage on board the ship for several days.
“I am deeply grateful to the Interior Secretary Khurram Agha and other Moi officers, Ambassador Naveed Bokhari and his team in Oman, our colleagues in Saudi Arabia, and especially the officials of our security agencies who worked day and night under extraordinary conditions to ensure the safe launch of our cities when it was crazy,” Naqvi wrote in his post in X.
A LPG oil tanker with 27 crew members (24 Pakistani, including Captain Mukhtar Akbar; 2 Sri Lankans; 1 Nepalí) was attacked by an Israeli drone, while coupled to Puerto Ras al-is (under the control of Houthi) on September 17, 2025. An LPG tank exploded and the cane handled the …
– Mohsin Naqvi (@mohsinnaqvic42) September 27, 2025
The Interior Minister confirmed that “Alhamdulillah, the oil tanker and his crew have been released by the hutis and are out of the Yemeni waters.”
The Pakistani government had been in close contact with regional partners, including Saudi and Oman Arabia, to guarantee the safe recovery of its nationals.
The incident highlights the growing risks to commercial shipping at the Red Sea and the Gulf of the Aden region in the midst of increasing tensions in the Middle East.
