A total of 145 Indian fishermen arrived in the country crossing the Wagah border after Pakistani authorities released them from jail.
All the fishermen crossed over last evening through the land transit route of Wagah border on the basis of ‘Emergency Travel Certificate’ issued by the Indian High Commission based in Islamabad. Immediately after the repatriation, medical examination of all fishermen was conducted by a team of Indian doctors.
These fishermen were arrested in March this year when their boats strayed into Pakistani waters in the Arabian sea.The Fishermen belong to Gujarat.
