Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- The National Assembly was informed on Monday that a total of 15,953 Pakistanis are currently imprisoned across 24 countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, with the majority-over 10,000-in Saudi Arabia's jails.

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar presented a detailed written report listing the number of Pakistanis detained abroad. The report stated that Saudi Arabia tops the list with 10,279 Pakistani inmates, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 3,523. Bahrain holds 581 Pakistanis, while Qatar has 599 in detention.

The data also showed that 459 Pakistanis are imprisoned in Malaysia, 81 in Iraq, 252 in Oman, and 50 in Kuwait. The crimes for which these individuals are jailed were not specified in the Assembly ses...