Prisoners data exchange mechanism between Pakistan and UAE agreed

Pakistan and UAE have decided to chalk out a mechanism to share prisoner data for swift repatriation.

In this regard, Prime Minister’s Special Adviser on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfi Bukhari and Dubai police chief Maj Gen Abdullah Khalifa Al Mari held a meeting in Dubai yesterday.
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development tweeted that the exchange of data is expected to help Islamabad make arrangements for repatriation of prisoners well before they are released,
The both sides thrashed out a number of issues of Pakistani citizens jailed in the Emirates, and the provision of facilities to prisoners at the said Dubai huddle. They also agreed to form a joint committee that will pay special attention to the resolution of issues faced by Pakistani prisoners in Dubai, the ministry said in another series of tweets.
It was also decided that arrangements would be made for the repatriation of Pakistanis who have completed their jail terms in Dubai.