Pakistanis who were released in Jeddah arrive in Islamabad

Islamabad, October 02, SPA -- Five Pakistanis who were stopped in
Jeddah for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom arrived
in Islamabad today after having pleaded not guilty.

In Islamabad, they were received by the Pakistani Minister of
Interior Rahman Malik, a number of senior officials and relatives.
In a statement on the occasion, the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad said
the authority concerned in the Kingdom has released the accused who
were detained four months ago after having proved that they were
carrying luggage on behalf of other passengers without knowing the
contents of the bags.
He said the Minister of Interior of Pakistan Rahman Malik met with
officials in the Kingdom earlier and briefed them on the
investigation he made into the incident in Pakistan leading to the
arrest of the real culprits.
--SPA
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