India has opened consular and diplomatic channels to resolve an employment and crewing dispute that has kept six seafarers aboard a vessel in Karachi.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that six Indian seafarers have remained aboard a vessel at Karachi Port for more than six months. New Delhi has submitted a consular request to Pakistan and is engaging with the shipowner, operator and local agent. The ministry said the case is fundamentally an employment and crewing dispute between the seafarers and the vessel’s owner.
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