Pakistan releases 113 Indian ishermen

Pakistan yesterday released 113 Indian fishermen after a similar gesture by New Delhi was announced to mark the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The fishermen, who had been kept in a Karachi jail for nine months to a year, were put on a train bound for the eastern border city of Lahore from where they will cross back to their home country.

The release of the fishermen followed Indian PM Narendra Modi's phone call to Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, offering Ramadan wishes and announcing the release of detained fishermen in an apparent icebreaking move after recent provocative comments heightened bilateral tensions.