ISLAMABAD: Seven Pakistani nationals who had been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia have been launched and returned to Pakistan, ARY Information reported.
The freed prisoners, who had been detained in varied Saudi jails, arrived at Islamabad Worldwide Airport from Riyadh.
In response to airport sources, all seven people had been taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Company’s (FIA) immigration authorities upon their arrival. The launched prisoners have been recognized as Jawad, Shakeel, Khanullah, Mehraab, Tariq, Shoaib, and Ehsan.
In February final yr, the Ministry of International Affairs knowledgeable the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights that 23,456 Pakistanis are imprisoned internationally.
The officers briefed the senators {that a} complete of 23,456 Pakistanis are imprisoned internationally out of which 15,587 have been convicted.
Learn extra: Right here is the overall variety of Pakistanis imprisoned overseas
The Ministry of International Affairs added that there are greater than 7,000 below trial Pakistanis in several international locations as their circumstances are being heard in courts of the respective international locations.
The Ministry of International Affairs officers added that there are 12,156 Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabia, whereas the variety of Pakistani prisoners within the United Arab Emirates is 5,292. They stated that 706 Pakistanis are behind bars in India, 44 in the US, and 330 in the UK.