Jakhau coast, Kutch. Jakhau coast, Kutch. IN AN early morning operation, Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) detained six fishing boats and arrested 42 fishermen on board from near International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off Jakhau coast in Kutch on Sunday, fishermen leaders said. Jatin Desai, general secretary of Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy also confirmed that PMSA had arrested 42 Indian fishermen. The arrests also comes around a week before top officers of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and PMSA are scheduled to discuss issues of maritime security and fishermen at a three-day meeting in New Delhi this month.

Source: Indian Express April 10, 2017 00:22 UTC