50,000 Pakistani workers sent back from Saudi Arabia

*ISLAMABAD – A large number of Pakistani workers are being sent back fromSaudi Arabia, media has reported.*

*50,000 Pakistanis were sent back from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in thelast eight months as companies shut down.*

Pakistani workers stuck in KSA without jobs or salaries are being assistedby the Pakistan Mission.

“The Pakistan Mission has written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KSAfor providing details about the stuck Pakistanis. The reply of which isawaited,” the Ministry of Overseas Pakistani said in a briefing on Tuesday.

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“Currently, 10,356 workers are stuck, out of which 6,187 have beenassisted, while 3,520 have been transferred to other employers in KSA,”said the ministry. “The cases of 649 workers are under process and arebeing assisted in the labour courts regarding their unpaid salaries andfinal exit.”