A file photo of fishermen with their day's catch. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI: Pakistan has arrested 27 Indian fishermen for illegally straying into its territorial waters, officials said Monday.
The arrests come after a ceasefire took hold last week in Kashmir, following five deadly cross-border killings that threatened to unravel a fragile peace process.
Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) arrested the Indian fishermen and seized six boats, alleging they were 40 nautical miles inside Pakistani waters.
"MSA officials on Sunday seized some six Indian fishing boats and arrested 27 crew members for poaching inside Pakistani waters and handed them to us today," police official Mohammad Hashim told AFP.
Pakistan and India frequently arrest each other's fishermen on charges of violating their respective zones in the Arabian Sea.
Pakistan has over 200 Indian fishermen in its jails and around 125 Pakistani fishermen are in Indian prisons.
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Good move.
let em go now!
They have a huge coastline, why do they encroach in pakistani territory? neighborhood hegemon.
Tit for tat, India first arrested 200 innocent Pakistanis fisher men to put pressure on Pakistan
They were here for a 26/11 like attack in Karachi. RAW did a false flag practice operation in Mumbai and now implementing it in Pakistan. We reject it strongly.
Free them immediately.
sad! pick on defenseless fisherman. they could've been jjust turned away..jeez
What a shame.................picking on the weakest lot.