Saudi Arabia frees another 28 Pakistani prisoners

ISLAMABAD, 04 August 2021, (TON): The Saudi government has released 28 more Pakistanis who had been languishing in the jails of Saudi Arabia for petty crimes.

The inmates reached Lahore  from Dammam today on the Pakistan International Airline's flight 9246.

Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bilal Akbar has been striving for the release of Pakistanis detained in minor cases at the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib further reiterated the return of the Pakistani prisoners in a tweet.

Farrukh wrote on his Twitter handle a day ago “due to the special efforts of PM Imran, more Pakistanis imprisoned in Saudi Arabia have been released and will arrive at the Lahore International Airport at 6am.”

The minister stated that the released prisoners would now be able to live a happy life with their families.

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