Islamabad: Pakistan said that 296 Indian nationals, mostly fishermen, are being held in various jails in the country.
Spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said in a statement that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over a list of 296 Indian prisoners in Pakistan to the High Commission of India in Islamabad.
The list includes 47 civil offenders, 237 fishermen and 12 youth offenders.
She did not specify the nature of charges. Aslam said that a similar list of Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jails was also handed over to the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi.
In addition to the exchange of prisoners’ lists, the two countries also exchange list of civilian nuclear installations at the start of each year.
