India and Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners
Pakistan handed over a list of 246 Indian or believed-to-be-Indian prisoners, including 193 fishermen, to an Indian diplomatic representative in Islamabad and India gave a list of 463 Pakistani or believed-to-be-Pakistani prisoners, including 81 fishermen, to a Pakistani diplomat in New Delhi.
The two countries exchange such lists on the first day of January and July as per a 2008 bilateral agreement on consular access to prisoners.
India has called for an early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, fishermen along with their boats, and missing Indian defence personnel from Pakistan's custody, according to an Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
Pakistan has similarly sought an immediate release and repatriation of all Pakistani prisoners and fishermen who have completed their sentence and whose national status is confirmed, its Foreign Ministry said. - Bernama
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