ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani children, who had spent over two years behindbars in Saudi Arabia, returned back to the homeland on Thursday.
The three children, Ayan, Mannan and Bushra were released after a meetingof Overseas Ministry officials with Saudi authorities.
The children were in the prison under social protection department of SaudiArabia. They were detained in 2016 after their parents were convicted ofbringing heroin into Saudi Arabia. Bushra had already been sent to Pakistanwhile Ayan and Manan have arrived homeland today.
It is pertinent to mention here that Zulfikar Bukhari, Special Assistant toPrime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis took notice of a news on media aboutPakistani women and children in Saudi jails.
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He ordered an inquiry into the matter and asked the managing director OPFand Community Welfare Attache Jeddah to contact Saudi authorities for therelease of Pakistani prisoners.
