Pakistan, May 4 -- An Iranian container ship seized by US forces last month has been transferred to Pakistan for the repatriation of its crew, according to a report by ABC News citing US Central Command.

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US officials said 22 crew members of the vessel, identified as M/V Touska, were handed over to Pakistani authorities, while six other passengers had earlier been moved to a regional country. The crew members are expected to be repatriated to their home country through diplomatic channels.

The vessel was intercepted on April 19 near Iran's Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman after US forces said it failed to comply with repeated warnings during a six-hour period. ...