New Delhi: Out of 194 Indian fishermen currently imprisoned in Pakistan, 123 are from Gujarat. Out of these 123 fishermen from Gujarat: 33 fishermen were apprehended in 2021, 68 fishermen in 2022, 09 fishermen in 2023 and 13 fishermen in 2024. This information was provided by Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament  Parimal Nathwani regarding fishermen from India currently imprisoned in Pakistan. As...Read More

Gandhinagar: A total of 144 Gujarat fishermen are in Pakistani jails as of 31st January 2025. 432 Gujarat fishermen were released from Pakistani jails in one-year period from 1st February 2023 to 21st January 2024. After that, during the following year, no fishermen were released. However, the arrests of Gujarat fishermen by Pakistan have drastically decreased. In the one-year period from 1st February 2023 to 31st January 2024, only 9 fishermen were arrested by Pakistan, while in the subsequent...Read More

Porbandar: The Pakistani government has released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail and is expected to hand them over to India, as reported by a Pakistani daily. These fishermen are expected to arrive in India late Saturday night. The fishermen were freed on Friday after completing their sentences, Malir Jail superintendent Arshad Shah told the media. These fishermen, mainly from the coastal areas of Gujarat, had been caught by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency after they unkno...Read More

Porbandar: Various local organizations of Kharva community in Porbandar have declared a half-day strike today (December 26) in Porbandar protesting against proposed Jetpur - Gosa deep-sea pipeline. The fishermen had recently oganized an impressive rally as well against this project. Under the controversial project, a deep-sea pipeline off Porbandar coast is proposed for dumping of polluted water generated at Jetpur based textile industry units. The fishermen of Porbandar opine that such pipel...Read More

Porbandar: 100s of people of Porbandar dressed in black cloths held protest rally to oppose the State government's plan to lay a deep sea pipeline off Porbandar coast for discharge of the chemical liquid generated by the saree making factories in Jetpur. Those associated with fisheries join the rally which started from Narsang tekri. The protestors opined that the deep sea pollution discharge pipeline project must be dropped. If polluted liquid of Jetpur is released in deep sea, it will impact f...Read More

New Delhi: The Government of Pakistan has imposed ban on several types of services to and from India, including postal services. Department of Posts of India has asked Pakistan Post to preserve normal channels of mail exchange between India and Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs announced today. The Ministry also reported that 139 fishermen from Gujarat are currently imprisoned in Pakistan, as per the list exchanged between India and Pakistan on July 1, 2024. Addressing a query in ...Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship successfully rescued 7 Indian fishermen on 17 Nov (Sunday), apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan Maritime Boundary off Gujarat coast. At approx 1530 hours on 17 Nov, ICG Ship on patrol received a distress call from an Indian fishing boat (IFB) operating near the No-Fishing Zone (NFZ). Call reported that Indian fishing boat, Kal Bhairav, had been intercepted by PMSA vessel, and 7 Indian crew apprehended....Read More

Delhi: The number of Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan off the Gujarat coast has notably decreased in recent years. Last year, Pakistan arrested only 9 fishermen in 2023, and only 19 so far in 2024 when over a half of year has passed.  This is a major drop compared to previous years when larger numbers were detained annually. In 2021, Pakistan arrested 223 Indian fishermen. The number dropped to 132 in 2022, only 9 in 2023 and 19 in 2024 so far.  When it comes to Guajrat fishermen, i...Read More

Kutch: The Pakistan government has announced that it is set to release 36 Indian fishermen who have been held in Pakistani jails. This release is scheduled for April 30th. A total of 36 Indian fishermen, who were detained by the Pakistan Marine Security Agency, will be released from Pakistani jails. They will be handed over to the Indian authorities at the Attari-Wagah border, from where the fishermen will return to their homes via trains. The news of the fishermen’s release has brought joy...Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard responded to an SOS call and evacuated 5 fishermen from a sinking Indian Fishing boat Premsagar at mid-sea approximately 50 km from Porbandar on March 24. ICG Ship C-16 was sailed immediately from Porbandar after input from the fisheries community regarding the sinking boat was received at Maritime Rescue Sub Centre Porbandar of Indian Coast Guard’s Dist HQ -1 (South Gujarat Daman & Diu). All 5 crew were rescued by the ICG Ship and medical support was provided...Read More