26 Indian fishermen arrested by Pak

Pakistan and India arrest dozens of fishermen every year for violating the maritime boundary.

Pakistani authorities have arrested 26 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating the country’s maritime boundary,an official spokesman said on Thursday.

The fishermen were apprehended with six boats late Thursday night for violating Pakistan’s territorial waters,the spokesman of the Maritime Security Agency said.

They were handed over to police in Karachi,he said.

Pakistan and India arrest dozens of fishermen every year for violating the maritime boundary. Many of them languish in prison for years even after completing jail terms given to them.

Islamabad had recently repatriated 12 Indian prisoners,including 11 fishermen who had been held in a jail in Karachi for nearly three years even after completing their prison terms.

Another 442 Indian fishermen were freed last year after two Pakistani NGOs petitioned the Supreme Court for their release.

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