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Pakistan to release 30 Indian prisoners ahead of Independence Day
Updated On: 13 August, 2018 01:45 PM IST | Islamabad | PTI
The 27 fishermen today reached Lahore and will be handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah Border. Senior jail superintendent at Malir jail in Karachi, Ghulam Baksh said
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Pakistan today released 30 Indian prisoners, including 27 fishermen, from jail as a goodwill gesture ahead of the country's Independence Day tomorrow. The release of the prisoners "is in line with Pakistan's consistent policy of not politicising humanitarian issues," Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in a statement. The 30 prisoners being set free also include 27 fishermen, it added.
"This is a humanitarian gesture to mark Pakistan's Independence day on August 14," he said. "It is our hope that the Indian side will also reciprocate in a similar manner," he said. Over 470 Indians, including 418 fishermen, are detained in Pakistani jails, according to a government report submitted before the country's Supreme Court in July.
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