56 Pakistani prisoners reach homeland from Sri Lanka

Islamabad: A total of 56 Pakistani prisoners, including five women and 51 men, returned to Pakistan from Sri Lanka on Monday, arriving on a specially chartered flight.

Pakistan and Sri lanka had agreed to facilitate the return of prisoners incarcerated in Sri Lankan jails for the last several years during meetings in May and then again in July between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner, Admiral (r) Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne.

The returning prisoners appreciated the efforts of the Naqvi and privatisation minister Abdul Aleem Khan who covered all expenses related to the prisoners’ return.

شکریہ۔محسن نقوی۔شکریہ۔عبدالعلیم خان
سری لنکا میں کئی سال سے قید 56 پاکستانی وطن واپس پہنچ گئے
برسوں بعدوطن واپس آنے پر قیدیوں کی آنکھوں میں خوشی کے آنسو آگئے۔ محسن نقوی اور عبدالعلیم خان کو دعائیں دیں
بیٹا آپکا شکریہ کہ ہم پاکستان واپس آ گئے ہیں۔ pic.twitter.com/FdN9zLXULK

— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) October 7, 2024