ISLAMABAD - Nine more sailors of the 17 Pakistani crew members stuck on a ship in Egypt's Suez Canal returned home on Friday after intervention by the Pakistani embassy in Egypt.
According to the reports, the 17 workers had been stranded abroad for over three months after the Egyptian government had reportedly confiscated their passports.
Four amongst those stranded had returned to Pakistan after intervention by diplomatic officials in the first week of January. A few weeks later, three more sailors returned home.
Muhammad Jameel, one of the sailors who returned home today had a brief talk with newsmen.
'Nine of us have come back today. One [among the nine] has gone to Abu Dhabi, another has gone to Islamabad,' Mohammad Jameel said.
The sailor expressed that due to ailment, the captain of the ship had been shifted to a hospital and will return to Pakistan after he recovers.
'After a long struggle we have reached Pakistan. All the credit goes to Pakistani media and the head of the Pakistani embassy,' Jameel added.
Unfortunately, Jameel claimed that despite efforts to contact the Sindh government, no help was provided.
The sailors told the newsmen that the shipping corporation had not paid them their due salaries for all the months that they were stranded on the ship.
The workers left Karachi on Aug 8 and reached Kuwait via Dubai. They boarded the ship in Kuwait and sailed to Egypt, where they had been stranded since Oct 14.
Pakistani rupee inches up against US dollar in the open market on 28 March, 2024.
In the open market, the US dollar was being quoted at 278.4 for buying and 281.4 for selling.
Euro moves down to 299.75 for buying and 302.75 for selling while British Pound hovers around 353.75 for buying, and 357.25 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED remains stable at 75.55 whereas the Saudi Riyal saw minor increase, with new rates at 73.70.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 278.4 | 281.4 |
Euro | EUR | 299.75 | 302.75 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 353.75 | 357.25 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.55 | 76.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.7 | 74.4 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 182.9 | 184.7 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.61 | 747.61 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 204.25 | 206.45 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.74 | 39.14 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.30 | 40.70 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.55 | 35.9 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 901.14 | 910.14 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.25 | 59.85 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 168.56 | 170.56 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.19 | 26.49 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 724.36 | 732.36 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.57 | 77.27 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 206.25 | 208.25 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.89 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 313.78 | 316.28 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.76 | 7.91 |
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