Pakistan to release 200 Indian fishermen, three civilian prisoners
- 02-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday announced that Pakistan will release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners today as a ‘humanitarian gesture’, ARY News reported. “Today, Pakistan is releasing 200 Indian fishermen and 3 civilian prisoners. Earlier, 198 Indian fishermen were repatriated on 12 May 2023,” the foreign minister said in […]
Pakistan releases 198 Indian fishermen
- 13-May-2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday released 198 Indian fishermen after completion of their sentences and verification of national status. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the repatriation of Indian fishermen was completed last night through Wagha border. The spokesperson further said, “their release is in line with our consistent policy of not […]
PMSA saves six drowning Indian fishermen
- 07-Oct-2022
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Friday saved lives of six drowning Indian fishermen near Pakistan-Indian sea border, ARY News reported. As per details, the PMSA ship was patrolling in the sea where the officials saw six Indian fishermen who were drowning near Pak-India sea boundaries. The Indian fishermen were rescue by the PMSA […]
Pakistan releases 20 Indian fishermen on humanitarian basis
- 19-Jun-2022
Karachi: Pakistan on Sunday released 20 Indian fishermen detained in the Malir Jail in Karachi. The fishers are being transferred to Wagha border Lahore to be handed over to India, ARY News reported. There are still over 500 Indian prisoners in the Malir jail in Karachi. According to details, Pakistan has released 20 Indian national […]
PMSA arrests 36 Indian fishermen
- 10-Feb-2022
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Thursday apprehended six Indian fishing boats along with 36 crew members which were poaching in Pakistani waters. The Indian fishing boat was towed to Karachi for further legal proceedings against the poaching of rich resources of the Indus Delta which is a violation of Pakistani law and the […]
Seven Indian fishermen arrested for fishing illegally in Pakistan’s waters
- 29-Jan-2022
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has arrested seven Indian fishermen and impounded a boat after they were found violating territorial water limits of the country, ARY News reported on Saturday. The PMSA spokesperson said Saturday that an Indian fishing vessel namely ‘TULSI MAIYA’ with seven crew on board was apprehended by a PMSA ship during […]
Goodwill gesture: 20 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani prison
- 23-Jan-2022
KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday released 20 Indian fishermen in a goodwill gesture from a Karachi prison after they were arrested for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters, ARY NEWS reported. According to details, the Indian fishermen were imprisoned in Karachi’s Landhi prison from where they would be transferred to Lahore via bus, to be finally shifted […]
Police produces 30 Indian fishermen in local court
- 02-Oct-2021
KARACHI: Docks Police produced 30 arrested Indian fishermen before a local court for violating territorial waters, ARY News reported on Saturday. The court granted five days remand of Indian fishermen to police. “We were unintentionally entered in Pakistani waters while on a fishing trip,” arrested Indian fishermen earlier told the court. “We have to conduct […]
Five Indian fishermen arrested by PMSA
- 27-Nov-2020
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has arrested five Indian fishermen for violating territorial waters and doing illegal fishing in Pakistan's waters.
Pakisan Maritime Security arrests 56 Indian fisherman
- 17-Sep-2020
12 of the fishermen had been arrested before for the same violation, said the PMSA.