7 Pakistani prisoners repatriated through Attari border

Attari (

), Nov 15: In a goodwill gesture, Indian authorities on Thursday released seven Pakistani

, who were repatriated through Indo-Pak Attari

. The Pakistani nationals were released from different jails of the country, including two from Jodhpur prison, two from Amritsar, one from Tihar prison Delhi, one from Gujarat and one from Jammu and Kashmir jail.

Two of the prisoners, who were released from the Jodhpur jail, were arrested with fake Indian currency. While rest five were arrested after they had crossed to this side of border without valid travel documents, an official said.

According to an official at Attari border, all the Pakistani nationals crossed over to their country on the basis of "Emergency Travel Certificate" issued by the Pakistani High Commission based at New Delhi. Pakistan Government had also released 15 Indian fishermen last Monday.

PTI