Pakistan captures 48 Indian fishermen, 8 boats off Gujarat coast

[Jai_Hind]

Ahmedabad: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Friday apprehended 48 Indian fishermen and seized 8 of their boats near Jakhau port off the Gujarat coast, officials of National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) said.

The Forum claimed that the Pakistani agency guards fired several rounds in the air to overpower these fishermen before taking them to Karachi from Indian waters.

Talking to PTI, NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said, "The Pakistan MSA apprehended 48 Indian fishermen along with 8 of their boats near Jakhau port off the Gujarat coast in the Arabian sea this morning."

According to him, they came to know about the incident from other fishermen, who came back.

"We learned that all the fishermen and boats belonged to Porbandar and Veraval. The Pakistani agency abducted these fishermen from Indian waters by firing several rounds in the air. They were taken to Karachi and lodged in jail," he said.

In December last year, the MSA had captured 58 fishermen and seized 11 of their boats near the International Maritime Boundary near Jakhau port.

Thereafter, on January 4, the MSA had apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and seized their two boats near the International Maritime Boundary.

This incident had come close on the heels of the Indian Coast Guard intercepting a Pakistani fishing boat off the coast of Gujarat. The boat, which was said to be carrying explosives, was intercepted on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1 around 365-km off the Porbandar coast, before it reportedly exploded, caught fire and sunk with four crew members on board.

PTI


Pakistan captures 48 Indian fishermen, 8 boats off Gujarat coast

 

[TheMatador]

RAW just lost its agents. Now Pakistan will interrogate them.

 

[Georgeclark]

RAW just lost its agents. Now Pakistan will interrogate them.

I thought Chinese were the intelligent and serious ones in this forum. You proved it wrong.

 

[Sugarcane]

Stop your fishermen from stealing fishes from Pakistan's EEZ yourself, otherwise they obviously will be arrested for crime. And stop being drama queens every-time it has become boring now.

 

[Jai_Hind]

RAW just lost its agents. Now Pakistan will interrogate them.

How come you know its RAW..???

 

[Imtiaz_Sarwar]

At least we don't kill people for fear of having to serve them biryani if they are captured alive as mentioned by a senior Indian official who was then removed from his job.

 

[Imran Khan]

chalo kuch din landhi jail main araam karo . they have few hundreds of indian fishermen already there so no lonely feelings

 

[Georgeclark]

chalo kuch din landhi jail main araam karo . they have few hundreds of indian fishermen already there so no lonely feelings

Sadly India hold around 360 of Pakistani fishermen too

 

[Imran Khan]

Sadly India hold around 360 of Pakistani fishermen too

fishing is hard work both sides need rest and yes i know it

 

[That Guy]

They came into Pakistani waters, and were arrested, there was no crossing international maritime border between the two. If a military vessel from one nation entered the waters of another, it would be noticed by the military of the invaded nation. If this IS true, then the Indian navy is doing a poor job of defending it's naval territory, which I doubt.

 

[Georgeclark]

They came into Pakistani waters, and were arrested, there was no crossing international maritime border between the two. If a military vessel from one nation entered the waters of another, it would be noticed by the military of the invaded nation. If this IS true, then the Indian navy is doing a poor job of defending it's naval territory, which I doubt.

I am sure the forum wanted to defend there stake but sometimes fishermen think they are in international waters and the waves tides etc drag them off the course

 

[That Guy]

I am sure the forum wanted to defend there stake but sometimes fishermen think they are in international waters and the waves tides etc drag them off the course

That's what I'm thinking. Fisherman on both sides tend to get screwed by the water, and end up in jail because of bad weather or simply poor navigation.

 

[KingMamba]

That's what I'm thinking. Fisherman on both sides tend to get screwed by the water, and end up in jail because of bad weather or simply poor navigation.

Actually Indian fishermen do it on purpose as the fish are more plentiful on the Pakistani side.

 

[xyxmt]

I am in favor of burning them instead to feeding them bhindi

 

[Sugarcane]

I am sure the forum wanted to defend there stake but sometimes fishermen think they are in international waters and the waves tides etc drag them off the course

That's what I'm thinking. Fisherman on both sides tend to get screwed by the water, and end up in jail because of bad weather or simply poor navigation.

Itnay bhoolay bhi nahi hai fishermen, yes sometime bad weather and poor navigation occur but it's also fact that Pakistan's side is richer in marine life because of Indus delta, which attracts the fishermen.