Pakistan seizes 7 Indian boats, 41 crew members
Pakistan Times National News Desk

KARACHI: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) ship `Nusrat' apprehended seven Indian boats along with 41 crew members on board for fishing illegally in the Pakistani waters.

This was announced in a press release of the MSA issued here on Tuesday. It said the Indian fishing boats were apprehended on December-5.

The press release pointed out that the ship was on routine patrol in the Eastern Maritime Region when it found these boats fishing illegally about 200 kilometres inside Pakistan's exclusive economic zone.

Warning to Indian fishermen

It said the Indian fishermen had been warned time and again not to indulge in illegal fishing but they repeatedly come in the Pakistani EEZ to explore benefit from rich fish resources at the mouth of Indus Delta.

Later, the apprehended fishermen were handed over to Docks police for further legal action, the press release added.

It also pointed out that MSA has apprehended 59 Indian fishing boats along with 354 fishermen during this season started since September this year.●