Daily Times

In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of ‘Naya Pakistan’, Minister for Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi Saturday visited Doha Central Jail to meet with the imprisoned Pakistanis.

This was the first-ever visit of any jail in GCC countries by any Pakistani minister in history. Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani had issued a special permission for Shehryar Afridi’s visit to the Central Jail Doha.

At the jail, the minister was welcomed by Director-General Public Security Major General Saad Bin Jassim Al Khulaifi. He briefed Shehryar Afridi on the facilities being provided to Pakistani inmates.

Later, the minister visited the cells of Pakistani inmates. Shehryar Afridi was briefed by the inmates about their problems and issues. The minister assured them to take up with the Qatari authorities to seek their solutions. Major General Saad Bin Jassim Al Khulaifi assured immediate redressal of all problems being faced by the inmates. The inmates were happy to see Shehryar Afridi among them and started to raise slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad, Imran Khan Zindabad and Shehryar Afridi Zindabad’. They said their hopes and trust in Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was getting strengthened by each day passing. Shehryar Afridi also had lunch with the inmates at the Central Jail. Addressing the inmates, Shehryar Afridi said that redressal of grievances faced by the overseas Pakistanis was top priority of the PTI government.

He said that he had brought a message from Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Advisor on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfi Bukhari for overseas Pakistanis.

“We will go to any extent to help resolve issues faced by the overseas Pakistanis and would also ensure restoration of the sanctity of green passport.

I request the overseas Pakistanis to promote love, brotherhood and peace in your host countries so as true reflection of Islam and Pakistan could be projected in across the globe,” he added. Afridi stressed that overseas Pakistanis should also respect and obey all laws in their host countries and act as real ambassadors of Pakistan.