India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and 1st July. External Affairs Ministry said, India shared lists of 339 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 95 Pakistani fishermen currently in Indian custody. Similarly, Pakistan has shared lists of 51 civilian prisoners and 654 fishermen in its custody, who are Indians or are believed to be Indians.<br />'' <br />'' The Government has called for early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel, and fishermen along with their boats, from Pakistan's custody. The Ministry said,  Pakistan was asked to expedite the release and repatriation of 631 Indian fishermen and two Indian civilian prisoners, who have completed their sentence and whose nationality has been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan. In addition, Pakistan has been asked to provide immediate consular access to the remaining 30 fishermen and 22 civilian prisoners in Pakistan's custody, who are believed to be Indian.<br />'' <br />''The Ministry said, India remains committed to addressing, on priority, all humanitarian matters, including those pertaining to prisoners and fishermen in each other's country. India has urged Pakistan to expedite necessary action at its end to confirm the nationality status of 71 Pakistani prisoners, including fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for want of nationality confirmation from Pakistan.

<span style="color: #222222;">India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. India handed over lists of 309 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 95 fishermen in its custody to Pakistan while Pakistan has shared lists of 49 civilian prisoners and 633 fishermen in its custody, who are Indians or are believed to be Indians. The lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and 1st of July.<br />''<br />''New Delhi has called for early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel and fishermen along with their boats, from Islamabad's custody. Pakistan was asked to expedite the release and repatriation of 536 Indian fishermen and three Indian civilian prisoners to India who have completed their sentence and whose nationality has been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan. In addition, Pakistan has been asked to provide immediate consular access to the remaining 105 fishermen and 20 civilian prisoners who are in custody and are believed to be Indian.<br />''<br />''The External Affairs Ministry said, India remains committed to addressing on priority all humanitarian matters including those pertaining to prisoners and fishermen in each other's country. In this context, India has also urged Pakistan to expedite necessary action at its end to confirm the nationality status of 57 Pakistani prisoners including fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for want of nationality confirmation. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan has also been requested to ensure the safety, security and welfare of all Indian and believed-to-be Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen.</span><br />

India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. This is in keeping with the provisions of the 2008 Agreement under which such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and 1st July.<br />''<br />''India handed over lists of 282 Pakistan civilian prisoners and 73 fishermen in India's custody to Pakistan. Pakistan has shared lists of 51 civilian prisoners and 577 fishermen in its custody who are Indians or are believed to be Indians.<br />''<br />''India has called for early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel and fishermen along with their boats from Pakistan's custody.<br />''<br />''In this context, Pakistan was asked to expedite the release and repatriation of 2 Indian civilian prisoners and 356 Indian fishermen to India whose nationality has been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan.<br />''<br />''In addition, Pakistan has been asked to provide immediate consular access to 182 Indian fishermen and 17 civilian prisoners who are in Pakistan's custody and are believed to be Indian.<br />''<br />''India has also requested Pakistan to expedite the grant of visas to the members of the medical experts team and facilitate their visit to Pakistan.<br />''<br />''The team would assess the mental condition of believed-to-be Indian prisoners of unsound mind lodged in different jails of Pakistan. It was also proposed to organise an early visit of the Joint Judicial Committee to Pakistan.<br />''<br />''External Affairs Ministry has said that India remains committed to addressing, on priority, all humanitarian matters, including those pertaining to prisoners and fishermen in each other's country.<br />''<br />''In this context, India has also urged Pakistan to expedite necessary action at its end to confirm the nationality status of 68 Pakistan prisoners, including fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for want of nationality confirmation by Pakistan.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan has been requested to ensure the safety, security and welfare of all Indian and believed-to-be Indian civil prisoners and fishermen.</span><br />

India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. This exchange is as per the provisions of the 2008 Agreement under which such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and 1st July.<br />'' <br />''India handed over lists of 265 Pakistan civilian prisoners and 97 fishermen in India's custody. Whereas, Pakistan has shared lists of 54 civilian prisoners and 270 fishermen in its custody, who are Indians or believed-to-be Indians. <br />''<br />''<br />''The Government has called for early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel and fishermen, along with their boats, from Pakistan's custody.<br />''<br />''<br />''Pakistan has been asked to expedite the release and repatriation of seven Indian civilian prisoners and 106 Indian fishermen to India whose nationality has been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan.<br />'' <br />''The Government has also sought Pakistan to expedite the grant of visas to the members of the medical experts team and facilitate their visit to Pakistan to assess the mental condition of believed-to-be Indian prisoners of unsound mind. Government has asked Pakistan to organize early visit of the Joint Judicial Committee and another four-member team to Karachi in connection with release and repatriation of Indian fishing boats.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">India has also urged Pakistan to expedite necessary action to confirm the nationality status of 88 Pakistan prisoners, including fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for want of nationality confirmation by Pakistan.</span><br />