Gandhinagar, March 5 || As of January 31, a total of 144 fishermen from Gujarat remain in Pakistani jails, the state government informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
In the one year from February 1, 2023, to January 21, 2024, Pakistan released 432 Gujarat fishermen. However, no fishermen have been released since then.
The number of arrests of Gujarat fishermen by Pakistan has drastically decreased, the government said. Between February 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024, only nine Gujarat fishermen were detained by Pakistani authorities. In the following year, 13 fishermen were arrested, marking a slight increase.
In a separate response, the state government revealed that 1,173 boats from Gujarat are also in Pakistan’s custody.
Over the past two years, Pakistan has detained 22 fishermen and seized four boats. While 432 fishermen were released during this period, not a single boat was returned.