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India arrests eight Pakistani fishermen
NEW DELHI: Indian coast guards have arrested eight Pakistani fishermen including two children aged 12 and 10 for violating the Indian maritime boundary along the Gujarat coast in the Arabian Sea. A press release issued by the Indian Ministry of Defence stated that Indian patrol boats apprehended a Pakistani fishing boat, Al-Zainab, nine nautical miles from the international maritime boundary within Indian waters on Monday. “The boat was carrying eight crew members and 500 kilogrammes of fish. The boat and crew were brought to Jakhau harbour for further investigation,” the press release stated. The investigation revealed that the crew were residents of Ibrahim Hyderi Bunder in Karachi and had sailed out on December 14. Source Daily Times, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\24\story_24-12-2008_pg7_8