India Pakistan free civilian prisoners
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Sept 12, IRNA
India-Pak-Prisoners
Nearly 500 Indian and Pakistani civilian risoners today crossed into their homeland to a tumultuous welcome and emotional reunion with their family and friends.
Making a new high in bilateral relations between the two countries, the civilians walked to freedom in their respective homelands as part of one of the biggest swaps in this regard in recent times.
Altogether 433 Indians including 371 fishermen, who had strayed into Pakistani waters, were released by Pakistan, while India set free 152 Pak nationals at the Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar district.
The decision to free those prisoners, who had served their sentences and whose documentation was completed, today was taken at the Home Secretary level talks between the two countries held in Delhi on August 29 and 30.
Some extra immigration staff has been deputed at the Wagah border for speedy clearance of documents as the formalities could take hours to complete.
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