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LAHORE: Sixty Indian prisoners released from Landhi Jail in Karachi, reached Lahore by train on Monday and later sent to India, ARY News reported.

India’s released prisoners were sent to the Wagah border crossing from Lahore railway station in a special bus for handing over to the Indian authorities.

Pakistan yesterday released 60 Indian prisoners as goodwill gesture including 55 fishermen, who were arrested for illegal fishing in Pakistan’s territorial water while five were arrested for crossing the border illegally.

The released Indian prisoners were transported to the Cantt Station of Karachi from Landhi Jail, for onward travel to Lahore through train.

It is pertinent to mention here that another Pakistani national in Indian jail died on April 26, a spokesperson of Fishermen’s Co-operative Society had earlier said.

The spokesperson had said that fisherman, Muhammad Sohail died in an Indian jail adding that he was the fourth Pakistani, who died in Indian custody during a short span of one month.

He had said,” Muhammad Sohail went for fishing over two years ago and was taken into custody by Indian forces on October 2, 2016 over mistakenly entering into Indian waters.”

The spokesperson had said that reasons of his death were not known yet and added that it would take three to four days to bring his body back to Pakistan.

He had said that Muhammad Sohail was a resident of Muhammadi Colony in Karachi.

It may be pointed out that Pakistan announced last month to release 360 Indian fishermen this year as a good will gesture. Earlier, 300 fishermen had been released and handed over to Indian authorities this month. This was the last batch of 60 fishermen released on Sunday.

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