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title: "Family of seaman killed aboard oil tanker in Oman seeks return of remains"
description: "Most outlets led with the family's request for the repatriation of the seaman’s remains, identifying him as a marine engineer who died aboard the MT Honour 25 in the Strait of Hormuz. Dawn provided additional context by noting the recent return of other kidnapped sailors from the same vessel, while Daily Times included the deceased’s full name and age."
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# Family of seaman killed aboard oil tanker in Oman seeks return of remains

pakistan · updated 12 Oct 2026, 11:57 AM PKT · 12 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the family's request for the repatriation of the seaman’s remains, identifying him as a marine engineer who died aboard the MT Honour 25 in the Strait of Hormuz. Dawn provided additional context by noting the recent return of other kidnapped sailors from the same vessel, while Daily Times included the deceased’s full name and age.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Family of slain Pakistani seaman seeks return of remains from Oman](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566145/family-of-slain-pakistani-seaman-seeks-return-of-remains-from-oman/) · 12 Oct 2026, 11:57 AM PKT
  > The family of a Pakistani seaman killed aboard an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz is desperately seeking the repatriation of his mortal remains. The deceased seafarer, thirty-four-year-old marine engineer Muhammad Hammad Obaida, lost his life during a violent strike on September 13. The Panama-flagged oil tanker MT El Gaia came under attack off […]
- **Dawn** — [Family of seamen killed aboard oil tanker in Oman seeks return of his remains](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036588/family-of-seamen-killed-aboard-oil-tanker-in-oman-seeks-return-of-his-remains) · 12 Oct 2026, 11:29 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > https://www.dawn.com/news/2036510

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Family awaits answers six days after Pakistani seafarer goes missing near Oman](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9492-family-awaits-answers-six-days-after-pakistani-seafarer-goes) · 20 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 81% related
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3 articles from 2 outlets, 12 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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