QUETTA, May 15: Pakistan on Sunday freed 29 Indian nationals from a prison in Balochistan after they completed their jail terms for border violations, officials said. “Twenty-nine Indian prisoners, who were taken into custody for illegal entry into Pakistan were released on Sunday after completion of their terms,” Balochistan home secretary Hammayun Khan said.

The Indian prisoners would be kept in another prison in Rawalpindi before being handed over to Indian authorities, Mr Khan said. The freed batch of Indian prisoners were caught during the past six to eight months, he said. Indian and Pakistani illegal immigrants are routinely held by Iranian border authorities.—AFP