MV SuezSomali pirates who had hijacked the "Suez" on Mar 1, 2011, have given five days ultimatum for the life of six Indians and four Pakistani if they didn't get $ 2.3 million.
The pirates had earlier demanded $5 million for the release of hostages. Pakistan's former Federal Minister for Human Rights and Chairman of the Ansar Burney Trust International, Burney, said that the condition of the hostages was critical as they had been sailing in the Somali sea for past nearly eight months They were being given some boiled rice and fish by their captors. The pirates established contact on Mar 1 and gave an ultimatum for the hostages life if their demand was not met.