Islamabad (Web Desk): Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen.
According to the Foreign Office (FO), Pakistan shared with the Indian High Commission in Islamabad a list of 609 Indian prisoners in Pakistan including 51 civilians and 558 fishermen.
Simultaneously, the Indian government also shared the list of 345 Pakistani prisoners in India including 271 civilians and 74 fishermen with the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi.
This step is consistent with the Agreement on Consular Access between Pakistan and India, signed on May 21, 2008, under which both countries are required to exchange such lists of prisoners every year on January 1 and July 1.
