Out of the 37 Pakistanis, 32 are fishermen. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Out of the 37 Pakistanis, 32 are fishermen.
On May 25, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had ordered the release of 151 Indian prisoners currently detained in Pakistani jails and 57 Indian fishing boats in Pakistani custody ahead of his historic visit to New Delhi to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as premier.
Pakistan, on May 26, had handed over the 151 Indian fishermen to India via the Wagah border. The same day, Nawaz flew to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony. This was the first time in the history of India that a Pakistani prime minister has been invited to the oath-taking ceremony of an Indian premier.
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You guys should stop arguing over such things!!! Math lessons and all lol! If we dont respect each other then our governments will never either. We must cooperate to live like friendly neighbours. Excellent move from nawaz sharif - to be the first pakistani at indian inaugaration and then to take the first step by releasing the indian fishermen. Nice to see Modi replicate the gesture. Positive.
@Hassam Tahir: First I am convinced they do not teach you history, now you have proved that they do not teach you mathematics as well
37 out of 180,000,000 is 0.000020556 per cent and 151 out of 1,250,000,000 is 0.00001208 per cent. Now go figure which country released more or which country released lesser. BTW India released 170.1655629 per cent more prisoners than Pakistan.
@Reddy: do you know maths? By percentage India has released even lesser prisoners.
@Pity;we should be the one complaining that you were holding our 151 fishermen captive against your paltry 37 by us.next time we will arrest the remaining and let them go at the suitable occasion.
@Pity,
India has 1.25 Billion people compared to 180 Million of Pakistan. Based on percentages India released more than Pakistan did.
Finally 188 Human beings are freed. thanks to bilateral efforts
@Pity: If there are only 37 in prison, they can't release more than 37 can they?
So Mian Shariff and Narendra Modi has hit it off?Its a welcome move for the Central Asians.
India released 37 Pakistani fishermen against the 151 Indian prisoners released by Pakistan. Talks a lot about Pakistan's goodwill gesture and India's claims of being a peace loving country.
Well if not anything else, Nawaz Sharif's visit to India atleast made 151 Indians and 37 Pakistani's get their freedom :)