The suffering continues: No relief in sight for Indian, Pakistani fishermen
Oct 04, 2023
By Jatin Desai and Beena Sarwar The last rites of Indian fisherman Jagdish Mangal Bamaniya were performed in his native village in Gujarat, India, last week – 42 days after his death,...
Pakistan repatriates 20 Indian fishermen, over 300 more remain in prison
Nov 16, 2021
On Monday Nov. 15, Pakistan released 20 Indian fisherfolk lodged in in Landhi jail, Karachi. From the coastal city, the released men were transported over 1000 km upcountry to Lahore and handed over...
Pakistan hands over two fishermen to India
Jul 01, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday handed over two Indian prisoners to Indian authorities at Wagha Border. The prisoners who are fishermen have been handed over to India as a good will gesture, said press...
India, Pakistan agree to facilitate faster repatriation of each other’s fishermen and boats, engage more on hotline
May 29, 2018
Focusing on an issue that needs to be addressed on humanitarian grounds Signaling a slight thaw in their troubled bilateral relations, India and Pakistan have decided to ensure closer coordination...
India, Pakistan to revive joint judicial panel on prisoners, fishermen
May 18, 2018
Pakistan has responded positively to India’s proposal to revive a mechanism of a joint judicial panel which looks into humanitarian issues of fishermen and prisoners in each other’s...
Pakistan releases 145 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
Dec 29, 2017
Pakistani on Thursday freed 145 Indian fishermen, held for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters. The release of the fishermen comes as a goodwill gesture amidst a war of words between...
Foundation helps repatriate Indian fishermen stranded in Pakistan jails
Jul 12, 2017
Indian fishermen, released from Pakistan jails on Monday, said that merely a day and a half spent with the volunteers of Edhi Foundation on the way from Karachi to Wagah helped them forget years of...
Pakistan releases 63 fishermen mid-sea after India rescues Pakistanis
Apr 13, 2017
After the Indian Coast Guard released two rescued Pakistani marines on Tuesday following an accident at sea, the Pakistan Marine Security Agency reciprocated by releasing 63 Indian fishermen along...
Pakistan, India must follow No Arrest policy for fishermen
Apr 01, 2017
Pakistan’s arrest of 100 Indian fishermen causes concern While appreciating Pakistan’s release of over 400 Indian fishermen at the end of December 2016, rights groups have expressed their...
India, Pakistan fishermen: caught in a web of hostility
Jan 16, 2017
When 230 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani prisons disembarked in Veraval, Gujarat on 29 December, Dhirubhai Gohil, 28, was waiting with a picture of his elder brother, Kalubhai, 35. As...
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