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Summary Pakistan on Monday handed over to India a list of Indian prisoners being held in the countrys jails
The ministry of foreign affairs handed over the list of Indian prisoners in Pakistan to an officer of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, foreign office spokesman said.The number of Indian prisoners in Pakistan could not immediately be ascertained, and the statement too did not give details.India and Pakistan are required to exchange lists of prisoners in each others custody on January 1 and July 1 every year under the terms of the Agreement on Consular Access signed by the two countries in May 2008.Pakistan recently released Surjeet Singh along with 311other prisoners.
