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India, Pakistan to free fishermen by June 30

Includes 432 Indian prisoners and 30 Pakistani prisoners

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ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan have agreed to release all the fishermen languishing in each other's prisons by June 30.

Pakistan would release 432 Indian fishermen lodged in its prisons in Karachi while India has agreed to release 30 Pakistani fishermen, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told reporters here on Saturday.

``They [India-Pakistan] have agreed to release all fishermen they are holding by June 30,'' she said, adding that 30 Pakistani fishermen were in India. ``India on the other hand has 432 fishermen in Pakistan who will be released. It does indicate something,'' Ms. Aslam said. — PTI

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