Bengal govt orders 'holding centres' for illegal migrantsWest Bengal authorities are establishing holding centres for foreigners apprehended for illegal stay. This move follows a policy announceme...
25 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
24 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
West Bengal govt orders 'Holding Centres' for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya deporteesWest Bengal has directed all district magistrates to set up “Holding Centres” for detained foreigners and released foreign prisoners awaiti...
24 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
India, Pakistan share lists of prisoners and fishermen in custodyIndia and Pakistan exchanged lists of prisoners and fishermen held in each other's custody, adhering to a bilateral agreement despite ongoi...
01 Jul, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
India Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in custodyIndia and Pakistan have exchanged lists of prisoners in each other's custody, as per a bilateral agreement. India's list includes 382 civil...
01 Jul, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen in each other's custody: MEAPakistan has been requested to ensure the safety, security and welfare of all Indian and believed-to-be-Indian civilian prisoners and fishe...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
308 Indian prisoners in Pakistani jailsPakistan has handed over a list of 308 Indian prisoners, including 42 civil and 266 fishermen, to the High Commission of India in Islamabad...
01 Jul, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
India asks Pakistan to release Indian prisoners in its custodyIndia made the request in the context of the exchange of the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen by both the countries as part of a p...
01 Jan, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
India asks Pakistan to release Indian prisoners in its custodyThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has asked Pakistan to provide immediate consular access to 105 fishermen and 20 civilian prisoners w...
01 Jul, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
- Pakistan confirms it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails
These lists are exchanged twice a year -- on January 1 and July 1 respectively.
01 Jul, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
India asks Pakistan to ensure early release of Indian prisonersIndia made the request in the context of the exchange of the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen by both the countries as part of a p...
01 Jan, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
India asks Pakistan to speed up release and repatriation of Indian civilian prisonersThe two countries exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody in line with the provisions of a 2008 agreeme...
01 Jul, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
India asks Pakistan to ensure early release of Indian prisonersThe request came in the context of the exchange of the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen by both the countries as part of a practic...
01 Jan, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners based on 2008 agreementIndia handed over lists of 249 Pakistan civilian prisoners and 98 fishermen in India’s custody to Pakistan. Pakistan has shared lists of 54...
01 Jan, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
India releases 7 Pakistani prisoners in goodwill gestureThe release of the prisoners by the two countries came days before the swearing-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan as th...
13 Aug, 2018, 09.48 PM IST
Rohingya inmates in India await clarity on repatriationThe fate of prisoners in West Bengal and other states belonging to Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community remains uncertain since Myanmar ...
28 Aug, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
India announces repatriation of 16 Pakistani prisoners, 9 fishermenIndia today announced repatriation of 16 Pakistani prisoners, out of which 13 were held in Jammu and Kashmir jails, along with nine fisherm...
07 Aug, 2015, 06.26 PM IST