The government repatriates 62 Pakistani prisoners from Saudi Arabia before Eid al-Fitr

• The Prime Minister said that he arranged for the repatriation of prisoners in accordance with his instructions.
• He reiterated that his government’s goal is to help Pakistanis facing foreign problems.
• Fawad Chaudhry praised the Prime Minister’s efforts to repatriate prisoners.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday evening that before Eid al-Fitr, Pakistan had brought back 62 prisoners from Saudi Arabia, after the government had made special arrangements for their repatriation.

The Prime Minister said in a tweet: “According to my instructions, funds were arranged. Today a special plane brought back 62 prisoners from Saudi Arabia so that they can spend Eid al-Fitr with their families.

“Helping Pakistanis in foreign prisons and assisting them to return to Pakistan is our government’s commitment to our people,” Imran Khan said.

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chowdhury, praised the prime minister, saying that no other government has shown sympathy for overseas Pakistanis like Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“The joy of [these] The family is due to the efforts of the Prime Minister. Thousands of Pakistanis who faced problems abroad have been brought back,” he said.

In May of this year, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a delegation-level meeting to discuss bilateral relations and ways to further strengthen cooperation.

During the meeting, the two countries also signed a number of agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy, media, Prisoner exchange, And others.

In addition to another crime-fighting agreement, the two countries also signed an agreement to exchange convicted prisoners.

Favard speaks at a press conference after the cabinet meeting Early this month, Has stated that it will arrange a special plane to bring back 85 prisoners from Saudi Arabia.

According to sources, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has released hundreds of prisoners in accordance with the promise made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit in 2019.

He said: “We are trying to bring back some imprisoned people-not involved in serious crimes-the government is making hard work in this regard.”