RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has ordered therelease of Pakistani nationals, who were serving their jail sentence afterbeing convicted in a sloganeering incident at Masjid-e-Nabwwi (PBUH).
In August this year, a court in Madina awarded jail sentence of up to tenyears to six Pakistani nationals for their involvement in the sloganeeringincident during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and hisdelegation in April.
The court handed ten years imprisonment to three Pakistani each and eightyears jail term each to three other Pakistanis, besides imposing fine onthem.
The development comes after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during hisrecent visit to the kingdom, requested the crown prince to release theconvicted Pakistanis.
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Taking to Twitter, the prime minister has thanked the Saudi crown princefor releasing the individuals at his request.
