Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan hopes that the four Pakistani crew members being held captive by Somali pirates would be back home soon. Khan was talking to the family members of the hostages on Monday at the Governor’s House where the families of the hostage Capt Wasi Hasan and others had called on him. The participants of the meeting deliberated on the efforts made by the government and a non-governmental organisation for the hostages’ release. The families stated that the ransom has been negotiated and the hostages would be released in the next few weeks.