GWADAR: Iranian coastguards arrested 10 Pakistani fishermen on Monday evening while they were fishing in the Arabian Sea near the Jiwani area of Makran.

According to an official from the fisheries department, Pakistani fishermen were fishing in the open sea when Iranian coastguards took them into custody and seized their boats.

Last week, Iranian coastguards arrested around a dozen Pakistani fishermen who have not yet been released.

Published in Dawn November 30th, 2016

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