Pak admitted to custody of 211 Indian fishermen, govt tells House

According to official lists exchanged on July 1, Pakistan has acknowledged the custody of 211 Indian or believed-to-be Indian fishermen, the government informed Parliament.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar — in his written response to a query in the Lok Sabha — also said 24 of these are fishermen from Daman and Diu, and none from Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

He was asked whether the government is making any efforts to get such fishermen released and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken or proposed to be taken by the government in this regard. Jaishankar said, “As a result of sustained efforts by the government, 2,639 Indian fishermen have been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014.”