ISLAMABAD, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged updated lists of prisoners held in each other's custody through diplomatic channels under a bilateral agreement on consular access, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
The ministry said in a statement that the exchange was carried out in accordance with the Agreement on Consular Access signed on May 21, 2008, which requires both countries to share such lists twice a year, on Jan. 1 and July 1.
Pakistan handed over a list of 250 Indian prisoners in its custody to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, including 198 fishermen.
India, in return, shared a list of 439 Pakistani or believed-to-be Pakistani prisoners held in its jails, comprising 386 civilian prisoners and 53 fishermen, the ministry said. ■