Times of Islamabad

More than 10,000 overseas Pakistanis are imprisoned in foreign countries jails

More than 10,000 overseas Pakistanis are imprisoned in foreign countries jails

*ISLAMABAD – **More than 10,000 overseas Pakistanis are imprisoned inforeign countries jails.*

*As per report, 10,000 Pakistanis have been imprisoned in jails across theworld, a report by the Ministry of Interior said Monday.*

According to the documents, at least 10,896 Pakistani nationals have beenimprisoned the world over for various crimes.

The report said 4,120 Pakistani nationals were jailed for allegedlysmuggling drugs and another 1,195 on charges of illegal immigration.

It said 1,902 Pakistanis were jailed for crimes including kidnapping forransom, robberies. Around 190 were jailed for their alleged involvement inhuman trafficking.

At least 374 Pakistanis were imprisoned for allegedly committing frauds and467 others for staying in foreign countries after the expiry of their visas.