Pakistani Fishermen
Indian govt releases three Pakistani fishermen as 'goodwill gesture'
Lahore: India recently released three Pakistani fishermen as a 'goodwill gesture'.
They were languishing in India prison for the past four years.
The released prisoners, detained by Indian authorities in 2017 for straying across the international waters, were handed over to the Edhi Foundation after being quarantined for two weeks, reports The Express Tribune.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, Faisal Edhi, Edhi Foundation Chairman, said that the released prisoners include two fishermen and a civilian – Allahbakhsh, Mubarak, and Younus - who reached Lahore via the Wagah border but they had been put into quarantine for two weeks as per Covid-19 standard operating procedures.
“The two fishermen hailed from Karachi whereas the citizen belonged to Thatta. After the completion of their quarantine period and clearance of medical reports, the fishermen and the citizen were handed over us and we facilitated the return of the released prisoners to their native hometowns,” Faisal added.
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