Islamabad: Pakistan would release 100 Indian
fishermen, currently being held in prisons in this country on
December 24 as a humanitarian gesture, Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani announced today.
Gilani directed the Interior Ministry to make
arrangements for the release and repatriation of the 100
fishermen, an official statement said.
Pakistan also proposed for revival of the bilateral
Judicial Commission on Prisoners to address the problems of
prisoners and fishermen being held in jails in both countries,
the statement said.
The Judicial Commission, which had taken several steps
for speedy release of prisoners and worked to resolve their
problems, has not met since India put the composite dialogue
on hold in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks last
year.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 22:08