KARACHI (APP) – Pakistani marine forces on Saturday arrested 45 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, police said.
“The MSA has handed over 45 arrested Indian fishermen to police who will be presented before a magistrate and later sent to jail,” senior police official Fida Hussain told foreign news agency.
Such arrests are frequently carried out by both countries, as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly defined and many fishing boats lack the technology needed to be certain of their precise location.
Last month Pakistan released 172 Indian fishermen as “a goodwill gesture” and it had still 349 Indian inmates in custody by then.
In January, marine forces arrested 38 Indian fishermen after they strayed into Pakistani waters.
