Pakistan releases 113 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture on Ramadan(video)

Karachi

Pakistan released 113 Indian prisoners, all of them fishermen, as a “goodwill gesture” after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up his Pakistani counterpart, officials said. Late on Tuesday, PM Modi called Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to greet him ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts Friday. In his telephonic conversation, Modi also conveyed to Sharif India’s decision to release detained Pakistani fishermen on the occasion of Ramadan, a move seen as a bid to lower tensions between the two countries. The Indian prisoners were freed from Malir jail in port city of Karachi. On their release, Pakistan’s biggest “Edhi charity” distributed gifts and cash among prisoners. The prisoners were shifted to railway station using a bus. After reaching Lahore, they will be handed over to the Indian authorities at the land Wagah Border.

ANI