A recent report highlights a pressing issue: 20,000 Pakistanis are currently incarcerated across 88 countries.
The detainees face charges ranging from terrorism and murder to drug trafficking.
Most of these detainees are held in the Middle East, with significant numbers in Saudi Arabia (10,432)
and the United Arab Emirates (5,292).
List of the countries having substantial Pakistani prisoner populations is as follows
- Saudi Arabia (10,432)
- United Arab Emirates (5,292).
- Greece (598),
- Oman (578),
- Malaysia (463),
- China (406),
- Turkey (387),
- Bahrain (371), the
- United Kingdom (321),
- the United States (114)
- Germany (90),
- South Africa (48).
Neighboring countries like Afghanistan (85) and Sri Lanka (89) also have notable numbers of Pakistani detainees.
This large number underscores the pressing need for diplomatic efforts to address the situation of Pakistani citizens imprisoned abroad and to provide them with necessary support and legal assistance.