Pakistan today released 219 Indian fishermen from Pakistani jails as a goodwill gesture. The fishermen were arrested for allegedly straying into Pakistani waters. This is the second batch of Indian fishermen released from Pakistan jails since relations between the two countries became tense after the terror attack on army base in Uri.<br/><br/>On December 25, the Pakistan government had freed 220 Indian fishermen who were in jail for more than a year as goodwill gesture. Fishermen from both countries routinely find themselves arrested for illegal fishing as there is no clear<br/>demarcation of the boundaries between the two countries in the Arabian sea near Sir Creek.
News On AIR | January 5, 2017 7:27 PM
Pak releases 219 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture