LAHORE – Pakistan on Sunday released 100 Indian fishermen arrested for violating the country’s maritime borders as a goodwill gesture.
The Indian prisoners will be brought from Karachi camp station to Lahore. They will then be handed over to Indian authorities via Wagah Border.
As a goodwill gesture amid tense situation with India, Pakistan had announced to release 360 Indian prisoners including 355 fishermen and five civilians during the month of April.
The prisoners will be released in four batches, scheduled as 100 each on April 8, 15 and 29 while 60 prisoners including 55 fishermen and five civilians will be freed on April 29, Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said at his weekly press briefing.
He informed the decision had been taken for 360 out of the total 537 Indian prisoners, who had completed their sentence.
“Pakistan expects that India will reciprocate the gesture to release 347 Pakistani prisoners including 249 civilians and 98 fishermen, currently languishing in Indian jails,” the FO spokesman added.
