Country / 51 Indian civilian prisoners and 577 fishermen are lodged in Pakistani jails relatives are waiting for release India handed over the list

The hopes of the release of Indian citizens and fishermen lodged in the jails of Pakistan and India have once again increased. On the occasion of New Year, both the countries have handed over to each other the list of such civilian prisoners and fishermen who are lodged in each other's jails and their families have been waiting for their release for a long time.

According to the Indian Foreign Ministry, Pakistan has handed over a list of 51 civilian prisoners and 577 fishermen to India on Saturday. All of them are Indians and are lodged in Pakistani jails. Similarly, India has handed over a list of 282 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 73 fishermen. All of them are Pakistanis and are lodged in Indian jails.

Such a list is handed over twice a year.

India and Pakistan signed an agreement in 2008 to share information about prisoners and fishermen in each other's jails, under which the two countries submit such lists to each other twice a year. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, every year on January 1 and July 1, both the countries hand over the list of civilian prisoners and fishermen to each other.

On Saturday, on the occasion of New Year, India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen simultaneously through diplomatic channels in Delhi and Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs said that all the civilian prisoners and fishermen who are named in the list are all Indians and either they are considered to be Indians.

609 Indians were also imprisoned in July 2021

Under the agreement between the two countries in 2008, in July 2021, both the countries had submitted such a list to each other. According to information received from the Ministry of External Affairs, in July 2021, India handed over a list of 271 Pakistani prisoners and 74 fishermen to Pakistan. Similarly, Pakistan handed over a list of 51 prisoners and 558 fishermen to India.

Along with handing over this list, India had demanded the early release of such Indian prisoners and fishermen from Pakistan. Along with this, the Ministry of External Affairs also demanded from the Government of Pakistan for early grant of visas to the team of Indian medical experts and to fix the date of the visit of the Joint Judicial Committee to examine the mental condition of the potential Indian prisoners lodged in various jails there. Was.