New Delhi, July 1 -- India and Pakistan on Tuesday, July 1, exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody.

The lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad.

According to a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement, Pakistan shared the names of 53 Indian civilian prisoners and 193 Indian fishermen in its custody.

India "shared names of 382 civilian prisoners and 81 fishermen in its custody, who are Pakistani or are believed-to-be-Pakistani," said the statement.

The Indian government has asked Pakistan for the early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, fishermen along with their boats, and missing Indian defence personnel from its custody.

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