20 Indian fishermen jailed in Pakistan to be released via Wagah border
Islamabad, January 24: As many as 20 Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for allegedly entering into their territorial waters will be released through the Wagah border crossing on Monday, according to information reaching here.
The fishermen were kept in Karachi's Landhi Jail and were released on Sunday on humanitarian grounds.
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The Dawn newspaper reported Deputy Superintendent of Police Azeem Thebo as saying,
"With the release of these 20 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, there are now 568 Indian fishermen left in the jail."
A spokesperson for Edhi Foundation, a non-profit social welfare organisation, said the charity would bear their travelling cost to Lahore, where they would be handed over to India's Border Security Force. The Edhi Foundation also paid Rs 5,000 to each fisherman as a goodwill gesture.
According to the lists of prisoners exchanged by India and Pakistan at the start of this year, at least 628 Indian prisoners were arrested in Pakistan, 51 civilians and 577 fishermen. The Indian government also shared the list of 355 Pakistani prisoners in India, 282 civilians and 73 fishermen.
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