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| India to free 72 Pakistani prisoners |
| 2007-08-14 |
| NEW DELHI - India announced Monday that it would free 72 jailed Pakistani nationals, mainly fishermen who had strayed across the maritime boundary, on Pakistan’s 60th Independence Day anniversary. “These include 48 fishermen and 24 others,” Indian foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said, adding the release followed a decision taken by Indian and Pakistani home ministry officials last month. Pakistan marks independence from Britain on August 14, while India marks it on the 15th. Sarna said New Delhi had noted the release by Islamabad of 100 Indian fishermen and 35 prisoners on Monday. “We had hoped ... that all the Indian fishermen in Pakistani custody as well as 327 boats would have been released,” he added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |