Around 114 Pakistanis are languishing in jail in Riyadh and 128 in Jeddah because they are unable to pay fines ranging between Rs8,000 and Rs2.2 million and overall 3,000 are imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for various criminal offences, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights said.

The committee members suggested that Pakistanis going abroad should be trained to behave in accordance with the law of the country where they were planning to work and a fund should be maintained for paying their fines.

Around 114 Pakistanis are languishing in jail in Riyadh and 128 in Jeddah because they are unable to pay fines ranging between Rs8,000 and Rs2.2 million and overall 3,000 are imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for various criminal offences, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights said.

The committee members suggested that Pakistanis going abroad should be trained to behave in accordance with the law of the country where they were planning to work and a fund should be maintained for paying their fines.