Somali pirates
Pakistani children hold pictures featuring their father, who is held by Somali pirates during a demonstration in Karachi on March 1, 2011. - File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Ansar Burney Trust International, Ansar Burney said that all necessary arrangements for the release of four Pakistanis from the captivity of Somali pirates had been completed on Sunday.

Burney said in statement on Sunday that the nation will hear good news within the next two days regarding the release of the Pakistanis.

Burney, after visiting Somalia and Egypt, will reach Karachi on Monday.

On invitation of Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan, he is likely to meet him on Monday at the Governor House soon after his arrival.

MV Suez was hijacked by the Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden on August 02, 2010, with six Indians, four Pakistanis, four Sri Lankans and 11 Egyptians on board.

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