ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Monday exchanged lists of prisoners under an agreement through their diplomats stationed in Islamabad and New Delhi,the Foreign Office said.
Under the Consular Access Agreement of 2008, the two countries exchange the lists on January 1 and July 1 every year. Pakistan provided India a list of 254 Indian prisoners and fishermen currently held in different jails of the cuntry.
Another list of 38 missing Pakistani defence personnel, believed to be in India’s custody since the wars of 1965 and 1971, was also handed over to India by Pakistan. India gave Pakistan a list of 252 Pakistani prisoners currently languishing in the Indian jails.
“The Government of Pakistan is committed to addressing humanitarian matters as a priority. It will continue its endeavours to ensure early return of all Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails. As part of these efforts, repatriation of 62 Pakistani prisoners in 2023, and four in the current year, has so far been secured,” said the Foreign Office.
