Saudi Arrests Pakistan Pligrims For Indulging In 'Chor, Chor' Sloganeering Against PM Shehbaz Sharif Inside Prophet's Mosque In Medina

Some Pakistani pilgrims who chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and harassed members of his delegation at a mosque in Medina have been arrested by Saudi authorities, Dawn reported.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (Apr 28) on his first foreign trip since taking office. The three-day visit to the Kingdom is on the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

After arriving in Medina, Prime Minister and his delegation headed to the Prophet's Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) to offer prayers.

According to many videos that emerged on the social media, Pakistani pilgrims at the mosque started chanting slogans of "chor" (thieves) as soon as they saw the prime minister.

Following the slogan-chanting at Masjid-e-Nabwi against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday announced that Pakistan would request Saudi Arabia to take action against those involved.

"My ministry will make a humble request to the Saudi government to take appropriate action on this matter. We are going to convey the pain the nation felt at these incidents in Masjid-i-Nabwi," he added.

Religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel condemned the sloganeering and said that the protest at the holy mosque wasn't "acceptable in Islam".

Several politicians and supporters of the government blamed the atmosphere created by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for the incident in the mosque