Pakistanis' "Bigger hearts" allow for release of more Indian fishermen from Karachi Jail

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It is the second time this month that Pakistan released more Indian fishermen. Some 87 Indian fishermen were also released on March 6 and Sunday’s release of 86 brings the total to 173.

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Source/Credit: Daily Dawn | Pakistan
By Shazia Hasan | March 21, 2016

KARACHI: Pakistan released 86 Indian fishermen on Sunday, who left for Lahore by train in the afternoon where they will be handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border on Monday.

It is the second time this month that Pakistan released more Indian fishermen. Some 87 Indian fishermen were also released on March 6 and Sunday’s release of 86 brings the total to 173.

The fishermen are being escorted to Lahore with the help of Edhi Foundation. Mr Anwar Kazmi, spokesman for the Edhi Foundation, said that they arranged for the fishermen’s travel by the Business Train, which they boarded at the Cantonment railway station here at around 3pm. “They are expected to reach Lahore at around 10am on Monday,” he said.

Meanwhile, an official of the District Prison Malir said the fishermen had been kept there for one year. “They had all completed their sentences,” he said. When asked how come Pakistan was releasing so many Indian prisoners while only nine Pakistani fishermen were released from Indian jails three days ago, the jail official said Pakistan might be a smaller country but the people here have bigger hearts.


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