Pakistan and India on Saturday exchanged lists of their nationals imprisoned in each other’s jails. According to a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, the Government of Pakistan shared with the Indian High Commission in Islamabad a list of 308 Indian prisoners in Pakistan, including 266 fishermen and 42 other civilians. The Indian government simultaneously shared a list of 417 Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails with the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi including 74 fishermen and 343 other civilians. “We have stressed over the New Delhi to send back the Pakistani prisoners who have completed their jail terms, spokesperson said. The two neighbouring countries swap lists of prisoners twice a year – on Jan 1 and July 1.

Source: The Nation July 01, 2023 16:25 UTC