Pakistan on Wednesday said it would repatriate around 30 Iranian seafarers, some of whom were rescued by a British vessel and others intercepted by US forces.
The announcement was made by Islamabad’s top diplomat, Ishaq Dar, in a post on X.
The group includes eight Iranian fishermen rescued by a British ship at sea after their boat ran aground, and 22 Iranian crew members from the vessel Lenore/Davina, recently intercepted by US forces.
Both groups are expected to transit through the port city of Karachi in the “coming days.”
The development comes as the US and Iran are set to ink a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland on Friday to end their months-long war.
“We remain in close coordination with the Iranian, US, and UK authorities to ensure the safe transit and early return of our Iranian brethren to their homeland,” Dar said.
