Pakistan arrests 20 Indian fishermen

February 28, 2016 17:33

Pakistan has arrested 20 Indian fishermen and seized their boats for allegedly violating territorial waters off the Arabian Sea coast, over a week

after it apprehended 88 Indian fishermen.

The Indian fishermen were arrested by the Maritime Security Agency while they were fishing in Pakistani waters off the Arabian Sea, a spokesman for Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency told reporters yesterday.

The four boats of the fishermen were also seized.

"The fishermen have been handed over to the Docks police for further legal process," he said.

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