Pakistan Hands Over 200 Indian Fishermen At Attari-Wagah Border

Pakistan has released 200 Indian fishermen, who were handed over to BSF authorities at the Joint Check Post at the Attari-Wagah border here, an official said on Saturday. All the fishermen crossed over to India around 1 am through the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah border using an ‘Emergency Travel Certificate’ issued by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, the official said. Lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir ‘picked up by unknown persons’ in Karachi: wife claims The Caligula Parvez Elahi re-arrested from outside Lahore court moments after release by court The fishermen were held after their boats allegedly slipped into Pakistan through territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. A team of Indian doctors conducted the medical examination of the fishermen following their repatriation, said the official. NAB summons Imran’s wife Bushra on June 7 in Al Qadir Trust case Usman Buzdar quits politics, urges stakeholders to sit together Alienated Imran appoints Haleem Adil Sheikh as PTI Sindh President The moment they stepped foot on Indian soil, the fishermen bowed and kissed the land, the official said. Fishermen are frequently arrested and their boats seized by both India and Pakistan as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly … Continue reading Pakistan Hands Over 200 Indian Fishermen At Attari-Wagah Border