Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of prisoners in each other jails, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "We have conveyed to the Indian side, a list of 493 Pakistani civilian prisoners held in Indian jails," the statement said.
Out of these, National status of 213 has been confirmed by Pakistan and are awaiting release from the Indian jails while 169 have not yet been allowed Consular access by the Indian government, it said.
The statement said that the national status verification of rest of 111 is under process by authorities in Pakistan. "We have been informed that 30 Pakistani fishermen are also in the Indian custody".
The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has sought Consular access for these fishermen. The lists have been exchanged as per the agreement arrived at during the Interior/Home Secretary-level talks on Terrorism and Drugs Trafficking held in Islamabad on May 30-31.
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