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Pakistani Coast Guard arrests 11 Indian fishermen

March 20, 2004 13:04 IST

The Pakistan Coast Guard has arrested 11 Indian fishermen for allegedly entering Pakistan's territorial waters illegally.

A Coast Guard spokesman, Lt Cmdr Mohammed Zeshan, said two boats were also seized. The fishermen, he said, were arrested about 100 kilometres east of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province.

The police are questioning the men, he added.

Agencies


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