A file photo of Indian fishermen. PHOTO: AFP
“A decision has been taken at the highest level of releasing 164 Indian fishermen on August 3 in pursuant to the Ufa joint statement. Pakistan has always kept the humanitarian issues close to its heart, especially in India-Pakistan relations," the source added.
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After a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Ufa in early July, the two leaders issued a joint statement that outlined a number of steps the two countries intended to take to improve their relationship, including the release of fishermen in each other’s custody along with their boats within 15 days.
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Meanwhile, Indian officials said that the Gujarat government had moved court to secure the release of Pakistani fishermen currently in Indian jails.
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