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Indo-Pak joint working group meets, fishermen issue discussed | | The India-Pakistan Joint Working Group meeting for developing
a mechanism for release of fishermen and their boats who inadvertently cross maritime
borders was held here on Thursday. The Indian delegation was led by the Director
General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, while the
Pakistan delegation was led by Rear Admiral Waseem Akram, Director General , Pakistan
Maritime Security Agency (PMSA). The meeting was held in pursuance of the decision
taken during the India-Pakistan Home/Interior Secretary level talks held on March
28-29, 2011. Both sides had agreed to task the ICG and PMSA to work on setting
up a mechanism for release of fishermen and their boats who accidentally trespass
the maritime borders. The group held preliminary discussions on the issue and
recognised the need for addressing the humanitarian aspect of inadvertent transgressions by legitimate fishermen. |
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