Forty-three Indian fishermen have been arrested and seven of their boats seized by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing illegally in the country's territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. <br/><br/>Spokesman for Pakistan's Maritime Security Force (PMSF), Commander Wajid Nawaz Chaudhary today said in Karachi that the fishermen were arrested yesterday and have been handed over to the Docks police. <br/><br/>The PMSF has arrested 144 Indian fishermen over the last one month. <br/><br/>With the latest apprehensions, the number of such arrests of Indian fishermen this year has gone up to over 400.<br/><br/>The spokesman said the Indian fishermen were arrested as<br/>the Pakistan maritime security forces were conducting exercises near Pakistan's Maritime border in the Arabian Sea.
News On AIR | December 15, 2017 2:48 PM
43 Indian fishermen arrested by Pak authorities