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India connected Thursday (January 1, 2026) urged Pakistan to expedite the merchandise and repatriation of 167 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners successful presumption of completion of their jailhouse terms.
In addition, Pakistan has been asked to supply contiguous consular entree to the 35 civilian prisoners and fishermen successful Pakistan's custody, who are believed to beryllium Indian, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
New Delhi made the petition successful the discourse of the speech of lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen by some the countries arsenic portion of a signifier to bash truthful connected January 1 and July 1 each calendar twelvemonth nether the model of a 2008 pact.
India has shared names with details of 391 civilian prisoners and 33 fishermen successful its custody, who are Pakistani oregon believed-to-be-Pakistani. Similarly, Pakistan has shared details of 58 civilian prisoners and 199 fishermen successful its custody, who are Indian oregon believed-to-be-Indian, according to the MEA.
"The authorities of India has called for aboriginal merchandise and repatriation of civilian prisoners, fishermen on with their boats, and missing Indian defence unit from Pakistan's custody," it said successful a statement.
"Pakistan has besides been urged to expedite the merchandise and repatriation of 167 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners, who person completed their sentence." New Delhi has specifically asked Pakistan to guarantee the safety, information and payment of each Indian and believed-to-be-Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen, pending their merchandise and repatriation.
"As a effect of the sustained efforts by the authorities of India, 2,661 Indian fishermen and 71 Indian civilian prisoners person been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014," the MEA said.
"This includes 500 Indian fishermen and 13 Indian civilian prisoners who person been repatriated from Pakistan since 2023 till date," it added.
