THE resurgence of piracy off the Somali coast has unnerved maritime security. Internationally patrolled waters have yet again proved unsafe after Somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker with a multinational crew, including 11 Pakistanis. Over three weeks on, their safe return is not imminent. Desperate families gathered in Karachi to demand that the government bring their kin home. During brief phone calls, crew members told them that clean drinking water had run out, and sustenance was minimal. New........

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