BRIG AJIT Apte (Retd) was speaking during a special programme organised by the Army's Eastern Command in Kolkata on Friday that was attended by delegates from Bangladesh as part of Vijay Diwas celebrations.
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The arrest and detention of fishermen on both sides has been a recurring theme in bilateral relations. Given that the maritime boundaries between the two countries are somewhat blurry, fishermen have been caught in the net of authorities from both India and Pakistan
In the last three years, a total of 2,390 Pakistani prisoners were released from Saudi Arabia while 426 Pakistanis were either released or deported from the United States, the National Assembly was told on Monday.