172 Indian fishermen released in Karachi as Goodwill gesture

[Sine Nomine]

KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday released 172 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, two days after the
Prime Ministers of the two countries decided to resume high-level contacts.

"We got the release orders today and we have released the prisoners who will travel to Wagah via train," Muhammad Sehto, the superintendent at Malir Jail, said.

The fishermen had been held at the Malir and Landhi District Jail in Karachi for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
Their release coincided with the much-anticipated World Cup match between Pakistan and India in Adelaide.

Sehto said majority of the fishermen released today were those who had completed their sentences.

The release came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and other heads of the SAARC nations participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup and conveyed best wishes for the showpiece event.

Modi said he would be sending country's new Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on a 'SAARC Yatra' to "further strengthen our ties".

Sehto said another 349 Indians were still in jail in Malir and Landhi.

The superintendent at the Landhi jail, Ghulam Hussain said the Indian fishermen released from his jail were happy to be returning home.

"We feel sorry for these poor Indian fishermen but they violate the law and have to serve time in jail," he said.

Hussain said the jail authorities with the assistance of welfare organizations gave some cash and gifts to the Indian fishermen to celebrate their release.

India and Pakistan regularly arrest fishermen who venture into unmarked territorial waters of the two countries.

Last month, Pakistani marine security forces arrested 38 Indian fishermen after they strayed into Pakistani waters.

Pakistan in November last year released 40 Indian prisoners, mostly fishermen, from a jail here after Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with his Indian counterpart Modi at the SAARC Summit in Nepal.
The fishermen often languish in jail even after serving their terms due to poor diplomatic ties between the arch-rivals.
Goodwill gesture: 172 Indian fishermen released in Karachi – The Express Tribune
Pakistan releases 172 Indian fishermen - The Times of India
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[Echo_419]

KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday released 172 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, two days after the
Prime Ministers of the two countries decided to resume high-level contacts.

"We got the release orders today and we have released the prisoners who will travel to Wagah via train," Muhammad Sehto, the superintendent at Malir Jail, said.

The fishermen had been held at the Malir and Landhi District Jail in Karachi for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
Their release coincided with the much-anticipated World Cup match between Pakistan and India in Adelaide.

Sehto said majority of the fishermen released today were those who had completed their sentences.

The release came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and other heads of the SAARC nations participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup and conveyed best wishes for the showpiece event.

Modi said he would be sending country's new Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on a 'SAARC Yatra' to "further strengthen our ties".

Sehto said another 349 Indians were still in jail in Malir and Landhi.

The superintendent at the Landhi jail, Ghulam Hussain said the Indian fishermen released from his jail were happy to be returning home.

"We feel sorry for these poor Indian fishermen but they violate the law and have to serve time in jail," he said.

Hussain said the jail authorities with the assistance of welfare organizations gave some cash and gifts to the Indian fishermen to celebrate their release.

India and Pakistan regularly arrest fishermen who venture into unmarked territorial waters of the two countries.

Last month, Pakistani marine security forces arrested 38 Indian fishermen after they strayed into Pakistani waters.

Pakistan in November last year released 40 Indian prisoners, mostly fishermen, from a jail here after Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with his Indian counterpart Modi at the SAARC Summit in Nepal.
The fishermen often languish in jail even after serving their terms due to poor diplomatic ties between the arch-rivals.
Goodwill gesture: 172 Indian fishermen released in Karachi – The Express Tribune
Pakistan releases 172 Indian fishermen - The Times of India
@Horus @syedali73 @Zarvan @jbgt90 @Saifullah Sani @Jango @AZADPAKISTAN2009 @farhan_9909 @IndoCarib @Hassan 1 @Echo_419 @Lord Zen @GHOST RIDER

Good gesture by Pak & we will surely reply

 

[Lord ZeN]

Thanks Mian Sahib

 

[IndoCarib]

great ! Thanks. Hope India will reciprocate

 

[karakoram]

Waiting for same reply

 

[FalconsForPeace]

They should be checked and scanned for terrorism in Balochistan.

 

[RAMPAGE]

Both sides should release arrested violaters asap after investigations if the violation is accidental.

 

[nair]

Good decision....Expect sushama swaraj to reciprocate the same.... there is no point in holding those fishermen in jail......

 

[JanjaWeed]

Fishermen bi chor diya...match bI har gaya...Pakistan ko kya mila? Baba ji ka thullu?

 

[Norwegian]

Waiting for same reply

90,000 POW's released as goodwill gesture

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

90,000 POW's released as goodwill gesture

that wasnt a good will gesture it changed the entire game back then it was an international issue now its bilateral no third party can intervene

now safronies give us or fishermen back
like they say an eye for an eye a fishermen for a fishermen

 

[Omair_1]

:-D

 

[vsdave2302]

that wasnt a good will gesture it changed the entire game back then it was an international issue now its bilateral no third party can intervene

now safronies give us or fishermen back
like they say an eye for an eye a fishermen for a fishermen

Totally naive. If pakistani fisher man are caught, India will definately release them. We have released them in Past. We returned them without any torture or pain. But you guys have not learned to be thank full. Now, what happens to the soldiers caught in Pakistan by militant group created by your army? So far as soldiers are concern, you have yet not released our 70 soldiers of 71 war.

 

[dray]

Both sides should release arrested violaters asap after investigations if the violation is accidental.

Yes, there is no need to jail poor fishermen who are barely trying to earn their living, maximum they should be held for a month, and this should be a norm among India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.