At least seven Pakistanis were killed when a cargo ship came under a rocket attack off Yemen coast, ARY News reported.

According to details, an unfortunate ship namely “MV JOUYA-8” was hit by a rocket in Yemen and reportedly destroyed, killing seven Pakistanis.

Human rights activist Ansar Burney also issued a statement on his Facebook page claiming that the unfortunate cargo ship “MV JOUYA-8” having flag of Iran was heading towards Gulf from Egypt via Sea of Hodeida Yemen where a strayed or aimed rocket hit the ship which caused the destruction of the ship. boarded with 8 Pakistanis including the

The statement adds that out of eight Pakistanis aboard the ship, only one survived the accident. Seven others were killed including captain of the Ship Syed Anis-ur-Rehman.

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KARACHI: At least seven Pakistanis are reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a cargo ship off Yemen coast, Geo News reported on Thursday.

All the members of crew of the Iranian ship were Pakistani nationals and an officer identified as Kabir is said to have rescued his life by jumping off the vessel as it started sinking after catching fire.

The ship MV Joya was heading to Dubai from Egypt when it came under attack in Yemeni waters. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile a prominent Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney issued a statement on his facebook page with regard to the incident, saying The unfortunate cargo ship "MV JOUYA-8" having flag of Iran was heading towards Gulf from Egypt via Sea of Hodeida Yemen where a strayed or aimed rocket hit the ship which caused destruction of the ship.

"Ansar Burney Trust International has received information through its sources that an unfortunate ship namely "MV JOUYA-8" has been hit by a rocket in Sea of Yemen

and reportedly destroyed. "So far only one Pakistani has managed to survive some how who managed to swim towards an island," according to the statement.

Thousands of people have been killed in an on going conflict in Yemen between two factions claiming to constitute the government.</s>KARACHI: At least seven Pakistanis are reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a cargo ship off Yemen coast, Geo News reported on Thursday.

All the members of crew of the Iranian ship were Pakistani nationals and an officer identified as Kabir is said to have rescued his life by jumping off the vessel as it started sinking after catching fire.

The ship MV Joya was heading to Dubai from Egypt when it came under attack in Yemeni waters. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile a prominent Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney issued a statement on his facebook page with regard to the incident, saying The unfortunate cargo ship "MV JOUYA-8" having flag of Iran was heading towards Gulf from Egypt via Sea of Hodeida Yemen where a strayed or aimed rocket hit the ship which caused destruction of the ship.

"Ansar Burney Trust International has received information through its sources that an unfortunate ship namely "MV JOUYA-8" has been hit by a rocket in Sea of Yemen 

 and reportedly destroyed. "So far only one Pakistani has managed to survive some how who managed to swim towards an island," according to the statement.

Thousands of people have been killed in an on going conflict in Yemen between two factions claiming to constitute the government.

Seven Pakistanis killed in rocket attack on cargo ship off Yemen coast was posted in National of TheNews International - https://www.thenews.com.pk on December 22, 2016 and was last updated on December 22, 2016. This news story is related to Latest/173725-Seven-Pakistanis-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-cargo-ship-off-Yemen-coast/ - breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne. Permanent link to the news story "Seven Pakistanis killed in rocket attack on cargo ship off Yemen coast" is https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/173725-Seven-Pakistanis-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-cargo-ship-off-Yemen-coast.</s>KARACHI: At least seven Pakistanis were reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a cargo ship off the Yemen coast on Thursday.

All the members of the crew of the Iranian ship were Pakistani nationals and an officer identified as Kabir is said to have saved his life by jumping off the vessel as it started sinking after catching fire.

The ship MV Joya was heading to Dubai from Egypt when it came under attack as it was sailing in the Yemeni waters. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Thousands of people have been killed in an ongoing conflict in Yemen between two factions claiming to constitute the government.

Seven Pakistanis killed in rocket attack on cargo ship off Yemen coast was posted in Top Story of TheNews International - https://www.thenews.com.pk on December 23, 2016 and was last updated on December 23, 2016. This news story is related to Print/173947-Seven-Pakistanis-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-cargo-ship-off-Yemen-coast/ - breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne. Permanent link to the news story "Seven Pakistanis killed in rocket attack on cargo ship off Yemen coast" is https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/173947-Seven-Pakistanis-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-cargo-ship-off-Yemen-coast.</s>KARACHI/SANAA: Seven Pakistani nationals were killed in a rocket attack on a cargo ship off Yemen coast on Wednesday night, Geo News has learnt.

The cargo vessel, MV Joya, was en route to Dubai from Egypt that it came under a rocket attack. Consequently, the vessel caught fire and sank.

There were eight crew members - all Pakistanis - on board the ship.



 Pictured is Captain Anees ur Rahman, who reportedly died along with six other crew members aboard the vessel

Out of these eight Pakistanis, only one man, Ship Officer Kabir, dived into sea and made it alive to the coast.

All seven others, including Captain Aneesur Rahman, could not jump off the sinking ship and are believed to have died.</s>Seven Pakistanis killed in attack on cargo ship off Yemen coast

9 MINS AGO BY WEB DESKA rocket attack in Karachi’s cargo ship area on Thursday killed seven Pakistani people.According to a report, the attack took place in the seaside within the Yemen boundaries.By GEO NEWSPosted on: 9 minutes agoThe cargo vessel, MV Joya, was en route to Dubai from Egypt that it came under a rocket attack. Consequently, the vessel caught fire and was drowned.There were eight crew members - all Pakistanis - on board the ship.Out of these eight Pakistanis, only one man, Kabir, dived into sea and made it alive to the coast.All seven others, including Captain Aneesur Rahman, could not jump off the sinking ship and are believed to have died.</s>Islamabad, Dec 22: At least seven Pakistani nationals were killed in a rocket attack on a cargo ship off the Yemen coast, Geo News reported on Thursday.

All the crew members were Pakistani nationals and an officer, identified as Kabir, is said to have saved his life by jumping off the vessel as it started sinking after catching fire, said reports.

The ship MV Joya was heading to Dubai from Egypt when it came under attack in Yemeni waters. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.</s>Tragedy befell a group of Pakistani merchant navy crew as seven of the eight managing an Iranian ship perished when their cargo vessel, was hit by a missile in the war zone of Yemen Wednesday afternoon, a belated information reaching here revealed.

 Those dead included Captain Aneesur Rehman, with 20 years experience of sea-faring, and six of his colleagues on board MV Jovoaoiya-8 which was on way to Dubai from Egyptian port of Alexandria.

 Right near Yemen, when still in high seas, it was struck by a missile and sank. Only one lucky Pakistani, by the name of Kabir, jumped into sea and swam to safety. He was admitted to hospital and has spoken to wife in Karachi.

 The wife of captain Anees, was in a state of shock, saying he had spoken to her at least a month ago before sailing from Egypt, and had promised to return home after completion of the journey in Dubai. Alas that was not to be.

 First reports had said that five had died, but later Yemeni authorities and Ansar Burney Trust confirmed the death of seven of the total eight.

 The agent confirmed that the entire crew of the ill-fated ship, including the captain, were Pakistanis. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

 Sketchy information was available from the agent in Karachi, but well-known human rights activist Ansar Burney said on social media that the unfortunate ship was heading towards Gulf via Sea of Hodieda in Yemeni waters, when it was hit by a missile, whose responsibility none had accepted even four hours after the tragedy.

 His statement said so far only one Pakistani has survive somehow who managed to swim towards some island,” according to the statement.

 Yemen, since long, has been a war zone, and whether the ship had alerted local authorities before entering the endangered area was not immediately known.</s>ISLAMABAD: At least eight Pakistanis left dead in result of a rocket attack on cargo ship inside marine territory of Yemen, local media reported.

The Iranian cargo ship was transporting trade goods from Egypt to Dubai which was completely destructed by rocket attack inside marine border of Yemen, the reports said.

According to details, all crew members including captain were belonging to Pakistan while chief ship officer Khadim Hussain escaped safe from the attack by jumping into sea. The incident was reported by Khadim Hussain who was contacted by the agent of the shipping company. —Agencies</s>KARACHI: Sources revealed that an Iranian cargo ship while on its way to Dubia from Egypt was attacked inside the maritime borders of Yemen.

According to details, seven Pakistanis were killed in the rocket attack while Ship Officer Kabeer saved his life by jumping off the vessel.

It has also been confirmed that the crew members of the targeted ship were all Pakistanis.

Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney has expressed that we are appealing to Saudi Arabia and other countries for help and saving human lives would be the first priority in this regard.
Seven Pakistani crew members on Iranian cargo ship MV Joya, sailing from Egypt to Dubai, UAE, are killed in a rocket attack off Yemen's coast.