Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfikar Bukhari on Saturday maintained that the government had repatriated 8,700 Pakistanis imprisoned abroad.

“I can assure you that our government will not forsake Pakistanis imprisoned abroad and we will work to bring back all destitute and vulnerable Pakistanis whether they have committed a crime or not,” Bukhari said while speaking at a gathering hosted by Justice Project Pakistan (JPP).

The gathering was held to commemorate the upcoming International Migrants Day on December 18 and celebrate the return of 41 Pakistanis earlier imprisoned in Sri Lanka