1.5m Pakist­anis left countr­y seekin­g work in last three yearsISLAMABAD: There are around 11,000 Pakistanis languishing in jails abroad, 3,309 in Saudi prisons alone, according to a report launched recently. JPP's report "Through the Cracks: The Exploitation of Pakistani Migrant Workers in the Gulf Recruitment Regime" is out. The report discloses that 3,309 Pakistanis are detained in Saudi Arabia and 2,600 in UAE jails. The report highlights how various government actors fail to fulfil their responsibility to protect vulnerable migrant workers before, during, and after they are incarcerated. “Pakistan must keep the issues of migrant workers at the top of its agenda.”Speaking on the occasion, MNA Andleeb Abbas said the issue of migrant workers imprisoned abroad was among the government’s top priorities.

Source: The Express Tribune April 24, 2019 15:19 UTC