Pak’s Goodwill Gesture On Ramzan : Releases 113 Indian Fishermen

18 June, Islamabad

Pakistan Thursday released 113 Indian fishermen lodged in a jail in a goodwill gesture, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to greet him on the holy month of Ramzan.

Deputy jail superintendent Muhammad Hussain Sehto told PTI that we have got orders from Islamabad that the fishermen have been released from Malir jail as a goodwill gesture on the occasion of the holy month of Ramzan starting tomorrow.

The 113 Indian fishermen will travel to Lahore by Karakoram Express and will be handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border tomorrow.

The Indian fishermen were released after Modi on June 16 called up Sharif to wish him on the occasion of Ramzan and stressed the need for having peaceful and friendly bilateral ties.

In his telephonic conversation, Modi also conveyed to Sharif India’s decision to release detained Pakistani fishermen on the occasion of Ramzan, a move seen as a bid to lower tensions between the two countries.