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Pakistan frees 59 Indian prisoners
Pakistan on Sunday released 59 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifâs visit to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, officials said. The Indian prisoners, mostly fishermen, were freed from a jail in the port city of Karachi. They will be handed over to the Indian authorities at Wagah border Monday, the officials said.The fishermen were arrested for illegally entering Pakistani waters and fishing, Xinhua reported. Pakistan and India routinely arrest fishermen from entering each otherâs waters for fishing. They enter otherâs waters as there is no determination of maritime boundaries. Freed Indian prisoners told reporters outside the Karachiâs Malir jail that they are happy at their release. They also said they were treated well and were not subjected to torture. Modi invited heads of all the member states of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) for his swearing-in ceremony. The invitation to Sharif was attached great importance in view of tense ties between the two neighbours. Posted by: Steve White 2014-05-26 |
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