KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday detained 29 Indian fishermen and took five Indian fishing boats, which entered Pakistani territorial waters, into custody, Express News reported.
The Maritime Security Commander Farook confirmed that the boats had entered 10 kilometres into Pakistani territorial waters.
The fishermen were taken into custody when the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) was carrying out routine patrol.
This is not the first time such an incident has taken place. Both Pakistan and India have detained each others fishermen many times.
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Can't the fisherman and women of both countries be provided with GPS devices? This way they will know where they are, and whose territorial waters they are in.
@Ameer: Quick Answer: Is there a discernible border in the water between India and Pak -- may be like a rope, buoy or something?
They hardly look like mischief makers. Please let them go.
Quick Question: Are fishermen in India and Pakistan complete morons? In 70 years they still haven't leaned where their borders end? and what are both the navies doing? instead of arresting fishermen from the other side, they should really focus on keeping their people inside their borders.
Why pick on the weak and innocent ?.......play politics elsewhere, if you must.
Must not release them until India release hundreds of Pakistanis being tortured in Indian prisons day and night