India: 20 Indian fishermen released by Pakistan as goodwill gesture

NEW DELHI, 24 January 2022, (TON): Pakistan has released 20 Indian fishermen who will be handed over to India's Border Security Force (BSF) at the Wagah border in Lahore on Monday.

The fishermen were arrested for illegally entering Pakistani waters and fishing without permission. They were in Karachi's Landhi Jail but were released a day earlier by the government on a humanitarian basis.

According to officials, there are 588 Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails out of which cases of 42 are pending while sentences have been handed down.

They said that there are 620 Pakistani fishermen in Indian jails.

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