INDO-PAK PRISONERS LIST

Jan. 2, 2019

India and Pakistan exchanged lists of prisoners (who have completed terms) on January 1, 2019, as part of a 2008 agreement.

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Under the Agreement on consular access between the Government of Pakistan and India. 2008, the two countries to exchange “list of the nationals – Civilian prisoners and fishermen – of the other country under its arrest/detention” on January 1 and July 1 each year.
Pakistan prisoners in India: 249 civilian prisoners and 98 fishermen.
Indian prisoners in Pakistan: 54 civilian and 483 fishermen.
However, Kulbhushan Jadhav, arguably the most famous prisoner, does not figure in the list. This is because Pakistan believes that he is neither within the category of “civilian prisoners” nor “fishermen” – the two types of jailed citizens for which the neighbours exchange lists.
The exchange of lists comes despite continued military tension, which has, however, not dampened humanitarian moves by both sides.