ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered immediate release of 2107 Pakistani prisoners in Saudi jails, said Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday.聽
Pakistan鈥檚 Foreign Minister in his immediate response said that People of Pakistan are thankful for this gesture.
鈥淗RH Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has graciously agreed to free 2107 Pakistani prisoners in 海角直播 with immediate effect. Cases of the remaining will be reviewed. People of Pakistan thank HRH for responding immediately to Prime Minister Imran Khan's request,鈥 Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a tweet.
On Monday night, at a ceremony held at the Prime Minister House in honor for the royal guest, PM Khan extended the request to the crown prince saying, 鈥渢here are some 3,000 [Pakistani] prisoners鈥 in Saudi jails, pleading for their release.聽
In an immediate response, the crown prince said 鈥渨e cannot say no to Pakistan,鈥 and promised to look into the matter, telling Premier Khan to consider him as the 鈥渁mbassador of Pakistan鈥 in 海角直播.
Earlier, on Monday Morning, the prime minister said in a tweet 鈥淐rown Prince Mohammad bin Salman won the hearts of the people of Pakistan when he said 'consider me Pakistan's ambassador to 海角直播' in response to my asking him to treat the 2.5 mn Pakistani's working in KSA as his own.鈥
The Saudi crown prince arrived in Islamabad, on Sunday, on a two-day official visit to Pakistan as the first leg of his Asia tour.
