07 March 2005	Monday	25 Muharram 1426

KARACHI, March 6: The Indian fisherfolk organization, National Fish Workers Forum (NFWF), and Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) have decided to initiate a joint struggle in Pakistan and India for the freedom of the arrested fishermen of both sides.

According to the PFF Spokesman, in response to the PFF appeals to the heads of states and governments of Pakistan and India as well as letters and e-mails to civil society organizations of the world regarding the continuous arrests and detention of Pakistani and Indian fishermen, on Thursday the NFWF leader Mr Praimgi Khokhri talked to the PFF Chairperson Mohammed Ali Shah over telephone.

The Indian fisherfolk leader expressed his gratitude towards the PFF leader for initiating a vigorous struggle in Pakistan for the freedom of Pakistani and Indian fishermen and discussed the issue of the arrested fishermen in detail.

Both the leaders agreed on the point to jointly carry out this struggle in both Pakistan and India. In this connection, on the complaint of Mohammed Ali Shah that Pakistani fishermen in India were facing inhuman treatment, Mr Khokhri assured the PFF chief that he would visit the prisoners in Jam Nagar Jail.-PPI