Pakistan releases 40 Indian prisoners, 36 of them fishermen
November 28, 2014
Karachi, 28 November 2014
Pakistan today released 40 Indian prisoners, 36 of them fishermen, from district jail Malir in Karachi.
Edhi Foundation charity is providing transport to take them to Wagah border with a packet containing clothes for their families and Rs 10,000 in cash to each of the released prisoners
The release of the prisoners from Karachi’s district jail Malir comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif warmly shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at the 18th SAARC Summit in Nepal.
When Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited India in May, Pakistan had released 151 prisoners.
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