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Pakistan to release 20 Indian fishermen on 20 June
• 3 years agoAs per the latest figures shared by the Gujarat government in the Legislative Assembly in March this year, nearly 500 fishermen from Gujarat are languishing in jails in Pakistan, of whom 358 were arrested in the last two years
Twelve Pakistani prisoners repatriated after completion of jail terms, announces MEA
• 3 years agoThe high commission said it will continue its efforts for the early repatriation of all those Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences in India
20 Indian fishermen released from Pakistan jail transported to Wagah border for handover, says official
• 3 years agoLandhi jail Superintendent Irshad Shah said the fishermen, mostly belonging to Gujarat, were released as a goodwill gesture after the Indian authorities confirmed their nationalities
26 Godhra residents stranded in Pakistan following suspension of Thar Express, Samjhauta Express return to India
• 6 years agoHeld up in Karachi after suspension of the Samjhauta Express and Thar Express, 26 Muslim residents from Godhra in Gujarat returned to India on Saturday via the Wagah border
Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express train service with India; railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says it will not operate till he holds post
• 6 years agoPakistan's railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the bogies of the Samjhauta Express will now be used for passengers travelling on the occasion of Eid.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal gifts 12 pilgrimage circuits by train to senior citizens
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Delhi government on Tuesday added seven more routes to the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra scheme that provides free pilgrimage trips to senior citizens.
Kartarpur corridor talks: India-Pakistan officials to meet at Wagah-Attari border today; infrastructure and safety among key agendas
• 6 years agoNew Delhi is looking forward to the upcoming talks with Islamabad and will take up a number of key issues, including infrastructure, pilgrims' movement, and safety, government sources had said on Friday.
Firstpost Explains: Here's how you can avail of the Delhi government's Mukhyamntri Tirth Yatra Yojana
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe cabinet approved the Revenue Department proposal to begin the scheme titled Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana to enable 1,100 senior citizens from each Assembly Constituency per year to undertake free pilgrimages
Experts from New Delhi, Islamabad to meet at Wagah border on 14 July to discuss modalities of Kartarpur corridor: Pakistan Foreign Office
• 6 years agoExperts from India and Pakistan will meet on Sunday at the Wagah border to discuss the draft agreement for finalising the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor and related technical issues, Pakistan Foreign Office said on Thursday.
Delhi Talks: Nationalism reduced to hatred against minorities, lower castes, neighbouring country, says activist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed
Kumkum_chadha • 6 years ago'Hatred against women who dare to come out and declare their personhood is palpable everywhere,' says activist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed.