Pakistan's released Fishermen return Home from India
'Pakistan Times' Staff Report

LAHORE: A group of 59 Pakistani fishermen released by India have crossed into their homeland through Wagah border.

These fishermen had been arrested by Indian Coast guards for inadvertently crossing the coastal limits of the neighbouring country.

The released Pakistanis were received at the check post by officials of the Interior Ministry, Punjab Rangers and Pakistan Fishermen Co-operative Society.

Reponding to the goodwill gesture, Pakistani authorities same afternoon released 71 Indian fishermen who will leave by a train for their home via Wagah border.

These fishermen were in prison for the last three years for fishing in Pakistani waters.

They were released from Landhi prison and handed over to Indian officials and fishermen association.

Meanwhile, 59 Pakistani fishermen who were scheduled to arrive In Pakistan via Khokrapar-Monabao border have crossed into Pakistan via Wagah Border.

An official of Fishermen’s Cooperative Society (FCS) said that association’s delegation would take these fishermen from Wagah to Karachi by a train.

The society will bear all the expenses to bring in released fishermen from the border and take them to their homes.●