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KARACHI: Pakistani defence analyst Zaid Hamid has blamed Indian secret intelligence Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for his arrest in Saudi Arabia, ARY News reports.

LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed on Saturday expressed embarrassment over Zaid Hamid's issue saying that the 'other world countries are being bothered by us', ARY News reported.

Renowned Pakistani pop singer Ali Azmat has spoken out in favour of Zaid Hamid from his official Twitter account.

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Thursday said Saudi authorities have not denied consular access to Pakistani scholar Zaid Hamid. “Our request for consular access to him is under consideration.”

KARACHI: A Saudi court has sentenced Pakistani defence analyst Zaid Hamid to eight years in prison for his hard-hitting criticism on the Arab country reportedly over Yemen conflict, ARY News reported.

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) of Pakistan Thursday confirmed the arrest of defense analyst Zaid Hamid in Saudi Arabia and that the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh is trying to get consular access to him, according to a statement emailed to arynews.tv.

With the hashtag #ReleaseZaidHamid trending on twitter, Pakistanis took to the micro-blogging site in order to voice their desire to see the controversial defense analyst freed from imprisonment in Makkah.