*ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday told aNational Assembly session that 3,400 Pakistanis are imprisoned in Saudijails. *
The minister submitted a written reply in the assembly, stating the numberof prisoners in jails of the Kingdom as per the information received by theSaudi officials.
Qureshi further apprised that the Pakistani embassy in Saudi Arabia isworking on the release of 2,107 inmates in accordance with the order givenby Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman during his visit to Pakistan.
Few days earlier, Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz saidthat the nation may receive a “good news” in the month of Ramadan about therepatriation of Pakistani prisoners from Saudi jails.
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“The Saudi crown prince’s announcement on release of Pakistanis in Saudijails is under process and in the holy month of Ramazan, we expect somegood news regarding this announcement,” the ambassador said.
