Vadodara, Nov 05: The simultaneous release of 93 Pakistani fishermen from India and 74 Indian fishermen from Pakistan will take place today.
Gujarat Home Secretary K Nityanand said that departure of 93 Pakistani fishermen, languishing in Gujarat jails, would take place today.
Earlier, Pakistan had announced that it would release today 74 Indian fishermen who were in custody in Karachi.
However, their departure was delayed by two days due to some technical difficulties, president of Indian Fishermen Association, Veljibhai Masani told here.
"Had they been released today, it would have become difficult to bring back Indian boats from International Border as they required to be towed down with Indian ship for brining
them back to India as ships of Pakistani Marine Security Agency will allow towing of these seized Indian boats up to the international water border", Masani said.
These boats are not in operational conditions, he added.
Understanding the gravity of the problem, the concerned
authorities of both the governments agreed for simultaneous
release of fishermen from both the countries, Masani said.
Bureau Report
