At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were apprehended early Monday by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary in the Arabian Sea, a Porbandar-based National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) official said.
NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said the PMSA also seized sixfishing boats.
“Thirty fishermen on board six boats were apprehendedby PMSA near IMBL early today morning alleging that our fishermen had venturedinto the Pakistan side during fishing,” Lodhari said.
“They will now be taken to Karachi port. All theseboats had ventured into sea a few days ago from Porbandar harbour” headded.
He claimed Pakistani agencies were capturing Indianfishermen at regular intervals near the IMBL.The development comes close on heels ofPakistan’s “goodwill gesture” of releasing 100 Indian fishermen,mostly from Gujarat, just last month.