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Against the background of tense Indo-Pakistan relations, India expressed its obligation to prefer “all humanitarian affairs” and called on Pakistan to speed up the process of verifying nationality 80 “believed in Pakistani” civilian prisoners in custody of India.
This was transferred to Islamabad on Tuesday (July 1, 2025), when both sides exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in relation through diplomatic channels. India also urged Pakistan to release Indian defense staff, which is assumed to be in custody of Pakistan.
“India has continued to commit to the priority to deal with all humanitarian affairs, including things related to prisoners and fishermen in the country of others. In this context, India called on Pakistan to speed up the 80’s nationality process. “She said the escort,” she said in the conterior, “she said that the ministries in a prisoner said,” she said that the minia they were in internal imprisonments, “she said the minia he had on the square (Mireties.
In its custody, the Indian party sent the names of 382 civilian prisoners and 81 fishermen, “who are Pakistani or are considered to be Z-Pakistani”.
Pakistan, returned, sent the names of 53 civil prisoners and 193 fishermen “who are Indian or are considered Indian.” The Indian party asked Pakistan to release Indian fishermen in custody of this country “along with his ships” and remind Pakistan urgency to release Indian defensive staff, which is assumed that he is in Pakistani military and civilian prisons.
Pakistan was asked to speed up the release and repatriation of 159 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners who have completed their punishment. “In addition, Pakistan was asked to provide an immediate consular approach to 26 civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistani custody who believes to be Indian and have not yet been provided with a consular attitude,” Mea said, adding that in the last decade, 2,661 Indian fishermen and 71 Indian civilians from Pakistan.
According to a bilateral agreement on the Consular Access 2008, these lists are exchanged each year 1 and 1 July. This agreement was not suspended because the Indus Waters contract, common and medical visas and business ties after a terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam. India and Pakistan performed diplomats in a period marked by a terrorist strike, and Sindoor operations, but both maintained diplomatic missions in the main cities.
Published – 1 July 2025 23:40
