‘No news of them in years’: Families of Indian fishermen jailed in Pakistan
Families of Indian fishermen imprisoned in Pakistan are anxiously awaiting their return. Maheshbhai Solanki's wife, Bhavnaben, has been waiting for her husband for six years. Maheshbhai went fishing in April-May and was captured in Pakistan. His widow, Manjuben Baria, lost her husband on his way to fish around Janmashtami in 2021.
She has not heard from her husband since. Other families, including those of Jagrutiben, Jiviben, and Dhaniben Solanki, and Kanjibhai Bamaniya, have also been waiting for their husbands' return. In a press conference and a joint appeal with the National Fishworkers Forum, these families urged both India and Pakistan to use their Independence Days to free the fishermen.
Of the 198 Indian fishermen detained in Karachi's Malir jail, 178 have served their sentences and have been confirmed as nationals of India. However, 144 of them remain in custody.
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