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Pak. arrests 36 fishermen

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD MARCH 13. Pakistan has arrested 36 Indian fishermen in the Arabian Sea for allegedly violating its territorial waters. Their five boats were also detained on Wednesday near Karachi.

It is for the second time in less than a week that Pakistan has arrested Indian fishermen.

On Saturday, it had detained 32 Indian fishermen on charges of straying into its waters. With the latest arrests, the number of Indian fishermen in Pakistani custody goes up to 188.

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