Illegal entry: Indian fishermen remanded in custody

Twelve Indian fishermen remanded in judicial custody for fourteen days.

KARACHI: Twelve Indian fishermen arrested were remanded in judicial custody for fourteen days on Saturday, in a case registered under the Foreigners Act.

The Maritime Security Agency had seized five Indian boats with 22 men on board, for illegally entering Pakistani waters and fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone on March 17. They were  later handed over to Docks police station.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 20^th, 2011.