KARACHI, July 17: Recent Pakistan-India talks on the fate of fishermen, who frequently drift into each other’s waters, failed to produce a breakthrough but the two countries agreed to meet again to sort out the issue.

The director general of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and the director general of Indian Coast Guard who held talks in New Delhi on July 11-14 decided that the next meeting would be held in Islamabad.

Hundreds of fishermen are detained by the two sides every year for illegal fishing in each other’s waters, largely because of poor marking of maritime borders.

According to a statement issued by the Maritime Security Agency here on Tuesday, the Indian delegation led by Vice Admiral M.P. Murlidharan and the Pakistani team headed by Rear Admiral Waseem Akram discussed various issues relating to fishermen and maritime security.

The two sides reiterated their desire to find an amicable solution to the problem through sustained dialogue. They agreed to hold the next round of talks in Pakistan on mutually convenient dates. —Bhagwandas