Mumbai: Pakistan will release 338 Indian prisoners, including eight juveniles, on Saturday. They are expected to cross into India from the Wagah-Attari border in Punjab.
India-Pakistan peace activist Jatin Desai said the prisoners will be set free from two Karachi jails. They will enter India in eight air-conditioned buses.
Mr Desai said he had received a communication to this effect from Rizwanullah Jamil, representative of the Legal Aid Office in Pakistan.
"This is a goodwill gesture announced by the Pakistani foreign minister during the Indian foreign minister's visit," Jamil said.
India-Pakistan peace activist Jatin Desai said the prisoners will be set free from two Karachi jails. They will enter India in eight air-conditioned buses.
Mr Desai said he had received a communication to this effect from Rizwanullah Jamil, representative of the Legal Aid Office in Pakistan.
"This is a goodwill gesture announced by the Pakistani foreign minister during the Indian foreign minister's visit," Jamil said.
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