ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and India on Monday swapped the lists of prisoners in each other’s custody through the diplomatic channels.
According to Foreign Office, the simultaneous exchange of lists took place in pursuance of the Consular Access Agreement of 2008.
Under the agreement, both countries are required to exchange the lists of prisoners in each other’s custody on 1st January and 1st July, every year, reported Radio Pakistan.
Pakistan handed over a list of 231 Indian prisoners in Pakistan including 47 civilian prisoners and 184 fishermen to a representative of the High Commission of India in Islamabad.
Similarly, India shared the list of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails to an officer of Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi.
According to the list, there are a total of 418 Pakistanis in Indian jails including 337 civilian prisoners and 81 fishermen.
India has been urged to release and repatriate all those Pakistani civilian prisoners and fishermen, who have completed their respective sentence and whose national status stands confirmed.
A request for grant of consular access to missing defence personnel of 1965 and 1971 wars, and special consular access to 77 civil prisoners has also been made.
Pakistani rupee rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 13, 2024 (Monday) in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.1 for buying and 279.85 for selling.
Euro stands at 296 for buying and 298.7 for selling while British Pound rate is 344 for buying, and 347.5 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.1 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.40.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 277.1 | 279.85 |
Euro | EUR | 296 | 298.7 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 344 | 347.5 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.1 | 75.5 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.40 | 74.10 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 180.5 | 182.5 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.61 | 747.61 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 203 | 205 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.43 | 38.83 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.16 | 40.56 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.6 | 35.95 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.34 | 3.45 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.91 | 1.99 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 904.67 | 913.67 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.71 | 59.31 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 166.93 | 168.93 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.69 | 25.99 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 722.52 | 730.52 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.44 | 77.14 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 204 | 206 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.79 | 26.09 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 306.4 | 308.9 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.56 | 7.71 |
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