Islamabad, 1 Jul: Pakistan on Monday handed over to India a list of defence personnel who went missing in the wars of 1965 and 1971 while exchanging the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, the Foreign Office said.
\nIndia and Pakistan exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, it said.
\n\u201cA list of 38 missing Pakistani defence personnel, believed to be in India\u2019s custody since the wars of 1965 and 1971, was also handed over by Pakistan,\u201d the Foreign Office said in a statement.
\nPakistan has handed over a list of 254 Indians or believed-to-be-Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistani jails, while India shared a list of 452 Pakistani or believed-to-be-Pakistani civilian prisoners and fishermen in Indian jails, it said.
\nUnder the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, such lists are exchanged every year on January 1 and July 1.
\nThe Foreign Office said the government has called for the immediate release and repatriation of all Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences in India.
\n\u201cA request for special consular access to various believed-to-be-Pakistani prisoners, including the physically- and mentally-challenged prisoners, has been made and for expeditious confirmation of their national status,\u201d it said. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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