It has been over six weeks since 10 Pakistani sailors onboard the oil tanker Honour 25 were taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia, along with the rest of the 17-member crew. The hostages have been languishing in captivity amid worsening conditions marked by diminishing supplies on board.

But while their families in Pakistan are enduring an agonising wait, the government's response has been lacklustre, at best. The international community seems to have little interest in........

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