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Families, NGOs urge India and Pakistan to release jailed fishermen
Families, NGOs urge India and Pakistan to release jailed fishermen
Families and non-governmental organisations have appealed to the governments of India and Pakistan to release fishermen languishing in each other's prisons. The Deccan Herald reports the request is made on humanitarian grounds…
The Story in Brief
Families and non-governmental organisations have appealed to the governments of India and Pakistan to release fishermen languishing in each other's prisons. The Deccan Herald reports the request is made on humanitarian grounds ahead of the two nations' independence days, August 14 for Pakistan and August 15 for India. The exact number of fishermen in custody was not specified in the report.
The Indian Opinion
The recurrent plea to free fishermen on independence days has become a ritual without results. Both governments talk of人道 gesture but refuse to separate maritime border disputes from human lives. The concrete test is not a press release but a verified prisoner count on August 15. Until Pakistan and India publish a joint list with names and sentences, their words remain empty.
Source: deccanherald.com
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