Amritsar: Pakistan on Tuesday released 60 jailed Indians, including 55 fishermen, at the Wagah border as a goodwill gesture. All the fishermen were reportedly arrested for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters. The five others, who were in Pakistan, were arrested for allegedly not having proper Pakistani visa and other documentation.

#Punjab: Visuals of 55 Indian fishermen and 5 civilians (who were released by Pakistan via Attari-Wagah border yesterday) at the Indian Red Cross Society in Amritsar. pic.twitter.com/v3Izn4FPNZ

— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2019

The released Indian citizens had completed their prison term while most of them had served much longer than the sentence awarded by Pakistani courts. Shoaib, who was in the group, told ANI, "I went to Pakistan to earn money but I fell into bad company due to which my uncle got me arrested. I was awarded a three-month sentence but I had to stay in jail for 18 months before I was released."