Pak nabs 56 Guj fishermen in 10 boats

Rajkot: Pakistan Marine Security Agency have apprehended 56 Gujarat fishermen along with 10 boats in the past 48 hours for transgressing into uncharted waters. “The fishing boats apparently went near the International Maritime Boundary Line with Pakistan and were caught by the Pakistan agency. Of the seized boats, seven were from Porbandar and three from Veraval,” said Manish Lodhari, former president of Porbandar Fishermen’s Association.Lodhari said at present 270 fishermen from Gujarat are already languishing in Pakistan jails while their 1,100 boats have also not been released so far.