KARACHI – The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Wednesdayapprehended nearly 24 Indian fishermen from Gujarat in the Arabian Sea,said a fishing association official.
“We have learnt that around 24 fishermen, who set sail from Porbandar inGujarat four days ago, were apprehended by the PMSA near the internationalmaritime border,” said Manish Lodhari, the secretary of Porbandar-basedNational Fishworkers’ Forum.
The PMSA also seized three to four boats of the fishermen, Lodhari said.
He said the Pakistani authorities were yet to confirm the exact number offishermen apprehended and the number of boats seized by the maritimesecurity agency.
In February this year, the PMSA had arrested 42 fishermen from Gujarat andhad seized their eight boats.
Earlier in January, the PMSA had arrested 17 fishermen for allegedlyfishing illegally in Pakistan’s territorial waters.
In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan had in December 2017 and January this year,had released 292 Indian fishermen, imprisoned there.