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Pakistan today released 96 Indian fishermen here coinciding with the recommencement of the composite dialogue process.The fishermen, who were arrested in the last one year for allegedly fishing in its waters and were kept in the Landhi jail, will be hand over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border tomorrow, officials thought.There are still 370 Indian fishermen present in the jails in Karachi, Landhi jail administrator Abdul Majeed Siddiqui said.

The Indians were on the rampage in the eastern port urban and sent in two coaches to Lahore with the assistance of an NGO.”We have deputed special branch and court police with these fishermen till they are handed over to the Indian authorities,” an official told PTI.Islamabad had announce the release of fishermen as a goodwill gesture to mark the visit of External Affairs Minsiters Pranab Mukherjee for the resumption of composite dialogue process after a six-month gap.In talks this week held in Islamabad, the two sides agreed to allow consular access to prisoners still in jails in both country.