Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Pak arrests 34 Indian fishermen days after releasing 55 as goodwill gesture

On April 29, Pakistan released 55 Indian fishermen and five civilians as a ‘goodwill gesture’ amidst tension between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack
Fishermen stand near boats as waves break on the cost of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai on Thursday. Tropical Cyclone 'Nada' was forecast to strike on the southern coast. Photo: PTI
Pakistan has captured 34 Indian anglers for supposedly damaging the nation’s regional waters, almost 10 days subsequent to discharging 60 detainees from India as an altruism signal, authorities said Wednesday.
The anglers, captured on Tuesday, have been given over to the police, a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency representative said. “They will show up before a legal officer who will settle on their legal remand,” he said. This is the first run through since January that the oceanic security organization has captured Indian anglers. In January, five Gujarati boatsmen were captured and imprisoned.
On April 29, Pakistan discharged 55 Indian anglers and five regular citizens as a “generosity signal” in the midst of strain between the two nations after the Pulwama fear assault. A month ago, the Pakistani government discharged in excess of 250 Indian anglers from the Landhi and Malir imprisons in Karachi. The anglers were discharged in three stages. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry had before declared to discharge 360 Indian anglers in four separate bunches in April as an altruism signal.
Pakistan and India every now and again capture anglers as there is no reasonable boundary of the sea fringe in the Arabian Sea and these anglers don’t have pontoons outfitted with the innovation to know their exact area. Attributable to the extensive and moderate bureaucratic and lawful strategies, the anglers for the most part stay in prison for a while and now and then years. As indicated by the rundown of detainees traded by India and Pakistan in January, there are 347 Pakistani detainees in Indian prisons, 249 of whom are portrayed as regular folks and 98 anglers, the report said.

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