The paps command leaves gaps between Arabic characters in RHEL

Issue

When I use the below command the result will be clear Arabic characters, but the columns don't line up properly:

cat /tmp/arabic-text.txt | /usr/bin/paps --landscape --lpi=5 --stretch-chars  > /tmp/arabic-text.ps 

When I add the "--cpi" option to the paps command, the columns line up properly, but the Arabic charters have gaps between them:

cat /tmp/arabic-text.txt | /usr/bin/paps --landscape --lpi=5 --cpi=19 --stretch-chars > /tmp/arabic-text.ps