Personal Watercraft Insurance, Fishermen Cross an Imperceptible Line Into Enemy Waters
Several thousand fishermen, both Pakistani and Indian, have been arrested at sea in recent years, accused of crossing a border they cannot see and whose exact location is in dispute.
Every year, dozens of fishing boats from both countries are detained by the Indian and Pakistani governments on charges of trespassing into enemy waters. Flung into jail, the fishermen often languish there for years, only to be released as part of the spasmodic peace process between the two countries. Currently, 249 Indian fishermen are being held in Pakistani jails, while 131 Pakistanis are being held in India, according to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry. A spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs said that comparable figures were not readily available.
