ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has repatriated 25 nationals who had been detained in India following diplomatic efforts by the High Commission in New Delhi.
The citizens were repatriated through the Wagah-Attari border crossing, the High Commission said in a post on X on Friday.
It added that the government officials were present at the border to facilitate the process.
The statement reiterated the government’s commitment to continue to endeavor for the release and repatriation of all Pakistani nationals in Indian jails.
25 Pakistani nationals were repatriated via Wagah-Attari border today. Officials of @PakinIndia were present at the border to facilitate the process. The govt of Pakistan will continue to endeavour for release and repatriation of all 🇵🇰 nationals in Indian jails.@ForeignOfficePk pic.twitter.com/4xJiKcEnvE
— Pakistan High Commission India (@PakinIndia) August 29, 2026
Diplomatic engagement
The return of the Pakistanis comes amid an ongoing bilateral prisoner-related mechanism between Pakistan and India under which both sides exchange updated lists of prisoners in each other’s custody.
Under that arrangement, the two countries shared fresh lists on July 1, 2026. Pakistan handed a list of 250 Indian nationals held in the country — 52 civilian prisoners and 198 fishermen — to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, according to a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
At the same time, India shared a list of 439 Pakistani or “believed-to-be-Pakistani” prisoners in Indian jails, including 386 civilian prisoners and 53 fishermen.
Pakistan also called on India to release and repatriate 97 Pakistani prisoners — 64 civilians and 33 fishermen — who have completed their sentences and whose nationality has been verified.
