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12:49, 30-Oct-2017
Pakistan announces release of 68 Indian fishermen
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Pakistan has released 68 Indian fishermen held for trespassing as a goodwill gesture, officials said.
The Indian fishermen had been arrested for intrusion into Pakistani waters and were freed from a prison in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday.
The freed fishermen were due to be handed over to Indian authorities at the Wahga border on Monday, officials said.
An official from Sindh Province, of which Karachi is the capital, told the media that the fishermen were released after the authorities received instructions from the Interior Ministry in Islamabad.
Pakistan and India routinely arrest fishermen who cross water boundaries for illegal fishing, but the two bitter neighbors have not been able to reach an agreement on maritime boundaries.
Pakistan also freed a group of 78 Indian fishermen in July this year.
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Source(s): AFP
,Xinhua News Agency