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India repatriates 31 Pakistani fishermen | Reciprocating Pakistan's goodwill gesture, India on Saturday released 31 Pakistani fishermen including one child through Wagah land route. The fishermen crossed over after the completion of formalities at the border, after the Border Security Force (BSF) handed over
the Pakistani fishermen to their counterpart, Pakistani Rangers at zero line.
The Indian Coast Guards had arrested these fishermen after they strayed into Indian
territorial waters while fishing. They were also imprisoned for period ranging
from one to five years. Earlier, on December 26, Pakistan had released 100 Indian
fishermen who were languishing for more than three years in Pakistani jails. Fishermen
from the neighboring countries, who have a disagreement over their maritime border
in the Arabian Sea, often intrude into each other's waters, mostly unintentionally,
and are arrested by the naval security authorities every year on charges of violating
each other's maritime boundary. The fishermen sometimes languish in prison for
years. |
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