Pakistan today said it has approved India's humanitarian proposals about the exchange of prisoners, issuance of medical visas and revival of a judicial commission.
The move is apparently aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two neighbours.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after consulting with all the stakeholders, has approved the humanitarian proposals, which had been received from the Indian side, regarding the civilian prisoners incarcerated in both the countries.
The first proposal is about the exchange of three categories of prisoners, women, mentally challenged or with special needs and those above 70 years of age and the second is about the revival of the Judicial Committee mechanism.
Third proposal is about facilitating the visit of medical experts (from both sides) to meet and examine the mentally challenged prisoners for their repatriation.
The Foreign Office said that the Minister also extended two more humanitarian proposals which include the exchange of prisoners above 60 years of age and the exchange of child prisoners, below 18 years of age.
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