long-standing relationship
cultural affinity
prolific
Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty is prolific, and foreign nationals often find themselves being disproportionately affected by capital punishment.
there are currently 2,000 of our countrymen languishing in Saudi jails, mostly over drug offences.
Lack of economic opportunities at home drives destitute Pakistanis into the arms of predatory criminals masquerading as overseas employment promoters, or benevolent facilitators of free umrah and Haj schemes.
The same year saw 80 Pakistani nationals released and returned home under the royal clemency
This agreement, which was negotiated by successive governments, is a testament to the cross-party recognition of the importance of protecting Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabia
hit a brick wall,
Since then, efforts to repatriate the remaining Pakistanis in the kingdom’s jails seem to have hit a brick wall,
The due process violations that abound in Saudi courts render any deprivation of life by the state arbitrary and unlawful.
forthwith
The diplomatic engagement seen in the past decade brought forth a hard-earned respite from executions of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia.
rubble
Fire-safety provisions were added in 2016 under the auspices of the NDMA and Pakistan Engineering Council
Only rudimentary advice by masons or petty contractors is taken
Many multistoried buildings in otherwise planned locations also display design and construction flaws. Most were built in connivance with greedy, unscrupulous personnel in building control authorities.
Similarly, appraisal of under-construction buildings and plans needs to be carried out.
Routine safety audits must be commissioned by concerned building controllers to keep a check on inhabited buildings.
In the present economic meltdown, important priorities, such as planning for disasters, have taken a back seat.
purloined
and here in the west, a loose confederation of socially disparate provinces, each with its own subculture, local dialect and provincial pretensions.
doleful
and here in the west, a loose confederation of socially disparate provinces, each with its own subculture, local dialect and provincial pretensions.
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