The four-month saga of five Pakistanis arrested in Saudi Arabia in connection with a drug smuggling case ended on Friday when they returned to the country by a special plane provided by the Saudi government.The five, Mohammad Anis, his wife Rabia and his mother Zohra Moosani and Arif Chohan and wife Shumaila, were received at the Chaklala Airbase by Interior Minister Rehman Malik and their relatives amid touching scenes.They were taken to the Prime Minister’s House to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. They praised efforts made by the government for their release.‘We are thankful to the government, president, prime minister, interior minister and the nation who supported us and made our return possible,’ Mr Anis said.He also thanked the Saudi authorities for providing justice and facilitating their return to the country.They were also allowed to perform Umra. The three women, who were overcome by emotion, avoided talking to journalists at the airport. ‘Our aim was to bring them back unconditionally and the credit goes to all who worked for this purpose,’ the interior minister said, adding that the prime minister took special interest in the matter. The five people were released after the real culprits who had placed narcotics in their belongings were arrested in
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