Tag: Fishermen

PNS Alamgir provides medical assistance to injured fishermen 280 miles off...

  ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Dhow (fishing boat) named AL SHAHSAR while operating 280 miles off Gwadar requested immediate/emergency medical assistance from Pakistan Navy through Joint Maritime...

PMSA arrests 55 Indian fishermen for violating maritime boundary

KARACHI: During an operation conducted by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Friday, 55 Indian fishermen were arrested near Pakistan’s coast for violating maritime boundaries. A spokesman...

KARACHI: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Wednesday arrested 25 fishermen from India for allegedly fishing illegally in its waters. The security agency made the arrests...

Detailed list of Pakistani, Indian prisoners issued

Aaghaz-e-Dosti urges Islamabad, Delhi to address issues of prisoners LAHORE: A detailed list of Pakistani and Indian prisoners and fishermen who are lodged in...

Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen

Pakistan on Sunday released 220 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters as a “goodwill gesture” to its nuclear-armed rival India, officials...

Pakistan frees 18 Indian fishermen

Pakistan has released 18 Indian fishermen held for violating its territorial waters, a senior jail official said on Sunday. The Landhi jail superintendent said the...

Pakistan frees 86 Indian fishermen

Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said, the second batch freed this month. “We released 86...

Pakistan arrests 27 Indian fishermen

Pakistan arrested 27 Indian fishermen and impounded their four boats on Saturday for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, a...

India releases 88 Pakistani fishermen

Indian authorities handed over 88 Pakistani fishermen to Punjab Rangers at Wagah Border on Sunday. The move came days after Pakistan handed over 113 Indian...

Pakistan arrests 38 Indian fishermen

Pakistani marine forces have arrested 38 Indian fishermen for violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, police said on Thursday. Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA)...

Coastal villagers retreat as seas gobble land

The latest scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change pointed out that at the same time as sea levels are rising, most Asian deltas are sinking due to groundwater extraction, floodplain engineering and the trapping of sediment by dams.

Pakistan detains 58 Indian fishermen

Pakistani authorities on Thursday arrested 58 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. “The Maritime Security Agency arrested 58 Indian fishermen,”...

Pakistan detains 29 Indian fishermen

Pakistan on Saturday detained 29 Indian fishermen and took five Indian fishing boats, which entered Pakistani territorial waters, into custody. A maritime security official said...

India returns gesture with 32 Pakistani fishermen

Reciprocating Pakistan’s gesture, India has released 32 Pakistani fishermen lodged in Kutch district. The fishermen Wednesday were on their way to Wagah border to...

Sri Lanka leader releases Indian fishermen after UN vote

Sri Lanka's president ordered the release on Friday of 98 Indian fishermen detained for poaching as a "goodwill gesture" after New Delhi abstained in...

PM orders release of 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to release 51 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a gesture of goodwill. These prisoners have...

125 Pakistani fishermen languishing in Indian jails

As many as 125 Pakistani fishermen are languishing in Indian jails, while 160 Indian fishermen are now in the Pakistan jails following the arrest...