KARACHI: At least 58 Indian fishermen were arrested on Thursday for violating Pakistan's maritime boundary, Express News reported.
Security forces also confiscated about 10 boats from them.
Both Indian and Pakistani fishermen are frequently arrested and detained for fishing in the neighbouring waters.
As recent as November 29, authorities released 36 Indian fishermen from Karachi's Malir district jail after they served their sentence.
According to Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) — a representative body of fishermen — at least 423 Indian fishermen are in Pakistani jails and nearly 400 Pakistani fishermen are in Indian jails for many years.
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@Raj - USA:
If this is what happens, that would be good. However, I am expecting Pakistan to welcome the news that Obama is in India with some other news. Something like what happened when Clinton and Bush visited India. And that will not be good.
These fishermen will be released on Jan. 26, 2015. Pakistan arrested them just to release them on Jan. 26 when Obama will be in India. It is all just to earn some brownie points and to be in the news at that time of Obama's visit to India.