100 released fishermen leave for India

KARACHI—One hundred Indian fishermen released by Pakistani authority have left for India through Wagah border on Friday. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, as a humanitarian gesture, ordered to release 100 Indian fishermen who have been in Pakistani custody in Malir District jail, but Indian authorities refused to accept the released fishermen due to which the return of fishermen has been delayed.
Indian authorities are of the view that they are not ready to take back the fishermen at this point of time; hence the process should be postponed. The released fishermen chanted anti-Indian slogans after the authorities refused to receive them. Pakistan Friday released 100 Indian fishermen who had been jailed for three years, as a “goodwill gesture” to India, its South Asian neighbour, officials said. The fishermen were to be released last Wednesday but Pakistani authorities said they had been forced to delay this because New Delhi had failed to make timely travel arrangements for the detainees.LINK