Released Pakistani prisoners prepare to cross the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on September 18, 2013. PHOTO: AFP.
LAHORE: The Indian government on Wednesday released nine Pakistani prisoners including a woman, according to Pakistan Rangers sources.
The prisoners, who had been arrested for different charges including having expired visas, were handed over to Pakistan Rangers officials at Wagah Border.
This is the first such response from across the border to Pakistan's release of 364 Indian prisoners last month. The prisoners include 340 fishermen and 24 crew members of Indian vessels, a statement issued to The Express Tribune had said.
Edhi Foundation Lahore provided food, cold drinks, juices and biscuits to released prisoners at the border.
Later, Rangers officials handed over four of the prisoners to Edhi Foundation, which shifted them to Edhi Home Gulberg.
Pakistani authorities had announced last month that there were 485 Pakistani prisoners inside Indian jails as opposed to 386, which was stated by India.
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@pakistani .. i never knew faisalabd wolves player are also poor.
@Pakistani..
Warnings are only meant to be given to people visiting Pakistan.
Who on earth would like to visit India from Pakistan, these poor people must have some family in India otherwise warning has been issued by Pakistani govt about visiting India.
We would like to see if India could do the same to the people from the rest of the world.
et doesnt mention than 6 were also terror suspect ?
@Pakistani: you are at fault for only hearing but not reading............
@Pakistani: Every country has a law that any illegal can be arrested, detained and deported. Pakistan has the same law too. That the countries may choose not to arrest is up to them. It is certainly legal to arrest illegal aliens.
Never heard before if any country make prisoner people on expiry of visa.