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80 Indian fishermen released by Pak govt. handed over to BSF at the Wagah border

Eighty Indian fishermen who were recently released from a jail in Pakistan have been handed over to Border Security Force (BSF) authorities at the Attari-Wagah border here, officials said on Saturday.

The Pakistan government on Thursday released 80 Indian fishermen from the Malir jail in Karachi.

Punjab police protocol officer Arun Mahal said all the prisoners crossed over to India on Friday night through the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah border through the 'Emergency Travel Certificate' issued by the Indian High Commission based at Islamabad.

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