TENSIONS between Pakistan and India have been particularly detrimental for hapless fishermen in jails and their families on either side. These detainees end up spending years behind bars due to slow trials, denial of consular access and no legal aid. Against this grim backdrop, the recent repatriation of 25 fishermen who crossed back into Pakistan through the border in Lahore on Saturday, is encouraging. In July, Pakistan urged India to free and repatriate 97 Pakistani prisoners who had completed........

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