ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan released two Indian fishermen on Friday as a goodwill gesture amid tensions with India over cross Line of Control (LoC) firing exchanges in the disputed Kashmir region, the military said.
Pakistan and India routinely arrest fishermen who cross water boundaries for illegal fishing, but the two bitter neighbors have not yet reached an agreement on maritime boundaries.
"Pakistan has handed over two Indian prisoners (Fishermen), today at Wagah border as a goodwill gesture," the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement.
These fishermen were handed over to Indian Border Security Force by paramilitary force Pakistan Rangers in Punjab province, the statement said.
Pakistan and India declared ceasefire in 2003 along the LoC and Working Boundary. However, both countries routinely accuse each other of ceasefire violations.
