At least 8,600 Pakistani prisoners, languishing in overseas prisons, have been released and repatriated after efforts made by Prime Minister Khan. The largest number of prisoners were repatriated from countries in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the government also sent two special aircraft to Malaysia for bringing the Pakistani prisoners back home. The fate of thousands of Pakistanis locked up in prisons across the Middle East remains a sensitive issue in Pakistan. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the release of about 2,100 Pakistani prisoners from the kingdom’s prisons during a high-profile visit to Islamabad in February last year.

Source: Pakistan Today January 28, 2020 18:00 UTC