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Pakistan arrests 20 Indian fishermen for trespassing

Pakistan's maritime security authorities arrested 20 Indian fishermen, along with three boats, for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters. The fishermen, who were arrested on Tuesday, had been handed over to the Docks Police Station in the southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday for necessary legal action. The arrested fishermen have been charged under Foreign Act and Fisheries Act. Police will present them before a magistrate who will send them to jail. The fishermen belonged to Gujarat. India and Pakistan share an extensive oceanic border with each other, which is poorly defined, resulting in fishermen on both sides inadvertently crossing over to the other side, while netting their catch.