F.P. Report
KARACHI: Pakistan Thursday set free 145 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir prison as a gesture of goodwill towards India, despite the fact that allowing wife and mother of Indian spy couldn’t appease the Modi-led Indian Government.
The fisherman, who had trespassed into Pakistani waters, were taken amid tight security to Karachi Cantonment Railway Station, from where they were sent to Lahore on board the Allama Iqbal Express.
The prisoners will subsequently be handed over to security forces at the Waga border.
The Indian prisoners were excited upon knowing that they had been released and have been looking forward to their repatriation.
They also appreciated the way they were treated by Pakistani jail authorities, told reporters that upon reaching home, they will demand from Indian authorities that they reciprocate and free Pakistani prisoners held in Indian jails.
The prisoners were also given gifts and cash prizes by Edhi Foundation head Faisal Edhi, who revealed that negotiations to have 140 more Indian prisoners released are underway.
