Pakistan on Sunday released 100 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill despite New Delhi’s aggressive attitude towards Islamabad.
The fishermen had been arrested by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) for trespassing into the Pakistani waters.
The freed prisoners departed for Lahore from Karachi Cantt railway station after being released from the jail and will be handed over to Indian officials at Wagah border. Edhi Foundation is bearing travel expenses of the recently released prisoners.
Pakistan on Friday had announced to release 360 Indian prisoners detained for fishing illegally in the country’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
Providing details regarding the release, the FO spokesperson had said that Pakistan would be releasing 360 Indian prisoners, of which 355 were fishermen and five civilians. “In the first phase on April 8, 100 prisoners will be released. In the second phase on April 15, another 100 will be released. In the third phase on April 22, yet another 100 will be released. In the fourth and last phase on April 29, the remaining 60 prisoners will be released,” he had told a media briefing in Islamabad.