The Pakistan government on Thursday handed over to India a list of Indian prisoners currently being held in the country’s jails. The list includes 585 Indians.

With provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed by the two countries in May last year, India and Pakistan are required to exchange lists of prisoners in each other’s custody on January 1 and July 1 every year.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has said that the list of Indian prisoners was handed over to an official of the Indian High Commission.

The statement how ever does not reveal the exact number of prisoners.

Our sources say the list has 585 prisoners which include 535 fishermen, 41 other prisoners and nine juvenile prisoners.