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CJP takes notice of Pakistani detanees in Saudi Arabia

Dunya News

Around 3000 Pakistanis are under detention in Saudi Arabia for incomplete immigration documents.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Thursday took suo moto notice of around 3000 Pakistani nationals in Saudi detention centres.

A Pakistani national namely Ali Khan sent an email to the human rights centre of the Supreme Court and informed about the plight other Pakistanis detained at the deportation centre of Saudi Arabia for last three months.

The complainant informed the court that some Pakistani’s also died during detention but the Foreign Ministry did take any step to resolve their issue.

The CJP, taking suo moto notice of the letter, summoned a report from Foreign Secretary within a week.