Saudi authorities arrest Pakistani pilgrims for sloganeering at Masjid-i-Nabwi (SAWW)

The Saudi authorities have arrested some Pakistani pilgrims who chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at the Masjid-i-Nabvi in Madina.

Saudi Embassy in Islamabad on Friday confirmed this saying that some of them were arrested for violating the regulations and disrespecting the holy places.

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Earlier, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the government is going to request Saudi Arabia to take appropriate action against the elements that used indecent language in the premises of Masjid-e-Nabvi (SAWW).

Addressing a joint news conference along with Adviser on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira in Islamabad on Friday, he said the act pained the entire Muslim Ummah and hence condemnable.

The Interior Minister said the Saudi government will also be requested to provide Pakistan identification of the culprits involved in this shameful act for action against them. He said an advice of the Law Ministry will be sought to proceed against such elements.

He said such elements should be deported as they must not be permitted to stay any more on the holy land.

Rana Sanaullah said this act was pre-planned in Pakistan at the behest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi and former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.

The Interior Minister said Imran Khan Niazi should refrain from spreading anarchy and hatred in the country only to achieve his political objectives. He said the former Prime Minister is also targeting institutions for this purpose.

He said Imran Khan will have to answer the people for his bad governance during the last four years.

Qamar Zaman Kaira, in his remarks, also strongly condemned the despicable act by a handful of elements at the second most sacred place on the earth for Muslims.

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He said Imran Khan must shun the practice of spreading hatred and creating divisions among the society for his vested interest. He said Imran Khan’s politics is the politics of fascism with the belief that only he and his party have the right to live in this country.

Qamar Zaman Kaira said that nobody will be allowed to target the institutions.

عجیب حکومت ہے سعودی عرب سے درخواست کر رہے ہیں پاکستانی لیبرکو سعودی عرب میں گرفتار کریںں،منحوسوں اگر کوئ اچھا کام نہیں کرسکتے تو لوگوں کےرزق کے پیچھے پڑ گئےہو، یہی لوگ تھےجنہوں نے کہا تھا کہ ڈرون میں اگر بے گناہ لوگ مرتے ہیں تو ہمیں کوئ مسئلہ نہیں فکر نہ کریں #ImportedGovernment

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Meanwhile, former Information Minister Fawad in a tweet said that it is strange government is requesting Saudi Arabia to arrest Pakistani labor in Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, if no one can do a good job, then you have gone after the sustenance of the people. These were the people who said that if innocent people die in drones No problem don’t worry.