On Tuesday, one day before Eid al-Adha, a special flight carrying 62 Pakistani inmates released by Saudi Arabia landed at Islamabad International Airport.
In a couple of tweets, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: “On my instructions, funds were arranged, and a special flight brought back 62 prisoners from KSA today, so they could be back with their families for Eid”.
“Helping Pakistanis in prisons abroad and assisting in their return to Pakistan is my government’s commitment to our people,” he added.
Fawad Chaudhry, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, praised the prime minister, saying that no prior governments had shown such compassion towards Pakistanis living abroad.
Back in May, PM Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz had held delegation-level talks to discuss bilateral relations.
During the meeting, both sides signed various agreements to boost bilateral ties in the field of energy, media and prisoners exchange.
Last month, the information minister had announced that a special plane would be arranged to repatriate prisoners from Saudi Arabia.
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