India frees nine Pakistani fishermen

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India frees nine Pakistani fishermen
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Islamabad - The released prisoners had completed their jail terms in different jail in India.

By IANS

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Published: Sun 9 Aug 2015, 3:56 PM

Last updated: Mon 10 Aug 2015, 8:24 AM

India has released nine Pakistani fishermen as a goodwill gesture, a media report said on Sunday. 
The fishermen were handed over to Pakistan Rangers by the Border Security Force at the Wagha border in Punjab, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. 
The released prisoners had completed their jail terms in different jail in India, it said. 
The release came a week after Pakistan freed 163 Indian fishermen from a Karachi jail. 
Pakistani and Indian authorities frequently arrest fishermen for allegedly violating their maritime border in the Arabian Sea.


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