Pakistani children hold pictures featuring their father, who is held by Somali pirates during a demonstration in Karachi on March 1, 2011 to demand the Pakistani government to adopt effective measures. Piracy has surged in recent years off Somalia, a lawless, war-torn country that sits alongside one of the world's most important shipping routes, with seafaring gangs venturing further and further out to sea to capture ships. – Photo by AFP

LAHORE: The Chairman Ansar Burney Trust International and former Federal Minister for human rights, Ansar Burney in his humanitarian efforts for the release of four Pakistanis captured by Somali Pirates eight months ago decided to go to Cairo, Egypt on Monday to meet the owner of the ship.

The health condition of the Pakistani Captain of the Vessel, Syed Wasi Hassan was getting worse day by day because of being a diabetic patient.

Ansar Burney said that since the Egyptian owner of the Vessel M.V. Suez had refused to support the affected families for the release of Indians and Pakistanis, the Ansar Burney Trust on humanitarian grounds had decided to meet Mohamed Sobh in Egypt and involve him in negotiations with pirates for the release of Pakistanis, Indians and other crew members of the Vessel.

The United Nation’s Expert Advisor on human rights in this regard also met with the Ambassador of Egypt Mr. Magdy Amer, in Islamabad.

MV Suez was hijacked by the Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden on August 02, 2010, with 6 Indians, 4 Pakistani, 4 Sri Lankans and 11 Egyptians on board.