Pakistan, Aug. 21 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that six Pakistani sailors injured in a recent Houthi attack on a Tanzanian-flagged commercial vessel returned safely to Pakistan, while the bodies of two others who were killed in the attack were also repatriated

In a statement issued on X, Dar said the six injured sailors had "safely returned to Pakistan", while the mortal remains of the two sailors who "tragically lost their lives" had also been brought back.

He said all relevant stakeholders had been directed to ensure the sailors' "safe, dignified and expeditious repatriation".

Dar praised the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jeddah and the country's embassy in Riyadh for their "prompt and d...