| Thirty-two Pakistanis employed with the Al Tamimi group in Iraq have fled to Kuwait, a news channel reported on Friday. One of them has lost the use of his legs because of lack of medical care while others are seriously ill, the TV channel reported. Ikramullah is among those who crossed into Kuwait. He told the channel that the company's administration had threatened to turn them over to Iraqi kidnappers if they left the job. "We were denied proper food and medical facilities and locked up in small rooms," the TV channel quoted him as saying. "We kept our intended escape a secret from our employers but faced a lot of difficulties on our way to Kuwait. We feared death at every step." He said there were 200 Pakistanis employed with the Al Tamimi group and were living in appalling conditions. "They want to return to Pakistan as soon as possible," he said. |