Pakistan releases 57 Indian fishing boats in goodwill gesture

[Sine Nomine]

Fishermen are frequently arrested along with their boats by both India and Pakistan along the poorly defined maritime border in the Arabian Sea (AFP Photo/Sam Panthaky)
Pakistani authorities on Saturday released 57 Indian fishing boats held for nearly a year as a goodwill gesture following a visit by New Delhi's top diplomat to Islamabad this month.

The boats, which were being held by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), were towed to the two countries' maritime border before being taken over by Indian authorities, Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"As a goodwill gesture, the government of Pakistan decided to release 57 Indian fishing boats," the ministry said in a statement.

"While the PMSA had kept the boats in good condition, it extended full support to the visiting (Indian) team in making the boats seaworthy after minor repairs."

Fishermen are frequently arrested along with their boats by both India and Pakistan as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly defined, and many fishing boats lack the technology needed to be certain of their precise location.

The fishermen often languish in jail even after serving their terms due to poor diplomatic ties between the arch-rivals which mean fulfilling official requirements can take a long time.

Relations between the two countries have always been fraught, but recent talks between the two countries during Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahamanyam Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad were hailed as "positive and constructive".
Pakistan releases 57 Indian fishing boats in goodwill gesture - Yahoo News

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Pakistan has released 172 Indian fishermen in February and now 57 boats,it's a goodwill gesture but i can't see any reply of this goodwill from Indian side...

@Horus @syedali73 @Zarvan @jbgt90 @Saifullah Sani @Jango @AZADPAKISTAN2009 @farhan_9909 @IndoCarib @Hassan 1 @Echo_419 @Blue_Eyes @GHOST RIDER @Echo_419 @Ivan @karakoram @RAMPAGE @GURU DUTT @Bornubus @jamahir @SarthakGanguly

 

[farhan_9909]

Hope india will follow the same unless i am expecting too much from india

 

[magudi]

Thank You

 

[karakoram]

Naiki kar darya mein daar dont expect anything in return from them they are banyas :-D :-D

 

[Blue_Eyes]

Pakistan has released 172 Indian fishermen in February and now 57 boats,it's a goodwill gesture but i can't see any reply of this goodwill from Indian side...

Good gesture, hope India will follow the same,, but then there is one question,, we have to investigate properly,, as Terrorists also come from that route

 

[hunter_hunted]

Good gesture, hope India will follow the same,, but then there is one question,, we have to investigate properly,, as Terrorists also come from that route

Kar di na Baniye wali baat.

 

[Kao Boy]

Hope india will follow the same unless i am expecting too much from india

India always replicate the good will gesture...

 

[Sine Nomine]

Good gesture, hope India will follow the same,, but then there is one question,, we have to investigate properly,, as Terrorists also come from that route

i don't believe in that myth........

 

[Echo_419]

Fishermen are frequently arrested along with their boats by both India and Pakistan along the poorly defined maritime border in the Arabian Sea (AFP Photo/Sam Panthaky)
Pakistani authorities on Saturday released 57 Indian fishing boats held for nearly a year as a goodwill gesture following a visit by New Delhi's top diplomat to Islamabad this month.

The boats, which were being held by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), were towed to the two countries' maritime border before being taken over by Indian authorities, Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"As a goodwill gesture, the government of Pakistan decided to release 57 Indian fishing boats," the ministry said in a statement.

"While the PMSA had kept the boats in good condition, it extended full support to the visiting (Indian) team in making the boats seaworthy after minor repairs."

Fishermen are frequently arrested along with their boats by both India and Pakistan as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly defined, and many fishing boats lack the technology needed to be certain of their precise location.

The fishermen often languish in jail even after serving their terms due to poor diplomatic ties between the arch-rivals which mean fulfilling official requirements can take a long time.

Relations between the two countries have always been fraught, but recent talks between the two countries during Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahamanyam Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad were hailed as "positive and constructive".
Pakistan releases 57 Indian fishing boats in goodwill gesture - Yahoo News

Daily Express News Story
Pakistan has released 172 Indian fishermen in February and now 57 boats,it's a goodwill gesture but i can't see any reply of this goodwill from Indian side...

@Horus @syedali73 @Zarvan @jbgt90 @Saifullah Sani @Jango @AZADPAKISTAN2009 @farhan_9909 @IndoCarib @Hassan 1 @Echo_419 @Blue_Eyes @GHOST RIDER @Echo_419 @Ivan @karakoram @RAMPAGE @GURU DUTT @Bornubus @jamahir @SarthakGanguly

Be assured that we will repcrotiate such a geasture

Naiki kar darya mein daar dont expect anything in return from them they are banyas :-D :-D

Phikar na kar jabh Baniye dete hai toh Dil kolh ke dete hai

 

[Sine Nomine]

Phikar na kar jabh Baniye dete hai toh Dil kolh ke dete hai

well my ancestors were also banya i know how we give and how banys take.........

 

[Echo_419]

well my ancestors were also banya i know how we give and how banys take.........

Times change

 

[Sine Nomine]

Times change

but DNA never changes "apa sirf lena jandy denea tay apa kadey khadieya e nahi" "we only know to take,giving we never played"

 

[Patriot69]

Hope india will follow the same unless i am expecting too much from india

I guess India will return also. When do we give India MFN status?

It all cannot be one sided can it?

well my ancestors were also banya i know how we give and how banys take.........

Then our DNAs are the same like theirs isnt it.

 

[Sine Nomine]

Then our DNAs are the same like theirs isnt it.

Yes a large proportion have same roots........

 

[Patriot69]

Yes a large proportion have same roots........

We are the same except for religion....