By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday referred to as on Pakistan to expedite the discharge and repatriation of 254 Indian fishermen and 4 civilian prisoners who’ve finished their prison time period.
Islamabad has additionally been requested to offer rapid consular get right of entry to to the remainder 12 fishermen and 14 civilian prisoners who’ve been in Pakistan’s custody and are believed to be Indian, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated.
India made the request within the context of the change of the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen through each international locations as a part of a convention to take action on January 1 and July 1 each calendar yr underneath the framework of a 2008 pact.
The MEA stated Pakistan used to be requested for early liberate and repatriation of civilian prisoners, lacking Indian defence staff, and fishermen along side their boats.
India has shared lists of 343 civilian prisoners and 74 fishermen in its custody, who’re Pakistani or are believed to be Pakistani.
In a similar way, Pakistan has shared lists of 42 civilian prisoners and 266 fishermen in its custody, who’re Indian or are believed to be Indian, the MEA stated.
“The federal government has referred to as for early liberate and repatriation of civilian prisoners, lacking Indian defence staff, and fishermen along side their boats, from Pakistan’s custody. On this context, Pakistan used to be requested to expedite the discharge and repatriation of 254 Indian fishermen and 4 Indian civilian prisoners, who’ve finished their sentence,” the MEA stated.
It added, “Pakistan has been requested to offer rapid consular get right of entry to to the remainder 12 fishermen and 14 civilian prisoners in Pakistan’s custody, who’re believed to be Indian. The MEA stated Pakistan has been asked to verify the security, safety and welfare of all Indians and believed to be Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen, pending their liberate and repatriation to India.”
“It stated India stays dedicated to addressing, on precedence, all humanitarian issues, together with the ones concerning prisoners and fishermen in each and every different’s nation. On this context, India has recommended Pakistan to expedite essential motion at its finish to verify the nationality standing of 62 believed to be Pakistani prisoners, together with fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for need of nationality affirmation from Pakistan,” the MEA stated.
On account of sustained efforts through the federal government, 2,559 Indian fishermen and 63 Indian civilian prisoners had been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014. This comprises 398 Indian fishermen and 5 Indian civilian prisoners who had been repatriated from Pakistan this yr, the MEA stated.
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday referred to as on Pakistan to expedite the discharge and repatriation of 254 Indian fishermen and 4 civilian prisoners who’ve finished their prison time period.
Islamabad has additionally been requested to offer rapid consular get right of entry to to the remainder 12 fishermen and 14 civilian prisoners who’ve been in Pakistan’s custody and are believed to be Indian, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated.
India made the request within the context of the change of the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen through each international locations as a part of a convention to take action on January 1 and July 1 each calendar yr underneath the framework of a 2008 pact.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The MEA stated Pakistan used to be requested for early liberate and repatriation of civilian prisoners, lacking Indian defence staff, and fishermen along side their boats.
India has shared lists of 343 civilian prisoners and 74 fishermen in its custody, who’re Pakistani or are believed to be Pakistani.
In a similar way, Pakistan has shared lists of 42 civilian prisoners and 266 fishermen in its custody, who’re Indian or are believed to be Indian, the MEA stated.
“The federal government has referred to as for early liberate and repatriation of civilian prisoners, lacking Indian defence staff, and fishermen along side their boats, from Pakistan’s custody. On this context, Pakistan used to be requested to expedite the discharge and repatriation of 254 Indian fishermen and 4 Indian civilian prisoners, who’ve finished their sentence,” the MEA stated.
It added, “Pakistan has been requested to offer rapid consular get right of entry to to the remainder 12 fishermen and 14 civilian prisoners in Pakistan’s custody, who’re believed to be Indian. The MEA stated Pakistan has been asked to verify the security, safety and welfare of all Indians and believed to be Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen, pending their liberate and repatriation to India.”
“It stated India stays dedicated to addressing, on precedence, all humanitarian issues, together with the ones concerning prisoners and fishermen in each and every different’s nation. On this context, India has recommended Pakistan to expedite essential motion at its finish to verify the nationality standing of 62 believed to be Pakistani prisoners, together with fishermen, whose repatriation is pending for need of nationality affirmation from Pakistan,” the MEA stated.
On account of sustained efforts through the federal government, 2,559 Indian fishermen and 63 Indian civilian prisoners had been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014. This comprises 398 Indian fishermen and 5 Indian civilian prisoners who had been repatriated from Pakistan this yr, the MEA stated.