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PM approves Rs 50,000 compensation for each stranded family in Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif on Friday approved compensation amount of Rs. 50,000 per
family of the Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia.
“The Prime Minister has approved a total amount of Rs.
500 million to be distributed amongst the families of 10,000
stranded Pakistanis,” a PM’s Office statement said.
The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Overseas
Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to prepare
authenticated lists of the concerned families at the earliest.
He directed that disbursement of cheques must be ensured
as early as possible.