Why are so many Pakistanis in jails abroad? The highlight of the launch of a report by the Justice Project of Pakistan, Through the Cracks: The Exploitation of Pakistani Migrant Workers in the Gulf Recruitment Regime, was the plight of Pakistani migrant workers imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, 3309 of them, because Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman had promised to release 2000 of them during his recent visit here, the report also brought out the fact that there 11,000 Pakistanis in jails abroad. Though there is a perception that Pakistan is a hotbed of terrorism, it is not seen as an exporters of terrorists. They also end up in jails abroad when the immigration agencies there capture illegal immigrants, either at their borders or in their countries. These agencies should also see their resources used against the human traffickers who trade on people’s misery and greed.

Source: Pakistan Today April 24, 2019 18:45 UTC