Rajkot: Husher Savra’s husband, a fisherman, was arrested by Pakistani authorities when their son was five months old.
Today his son is four years old and has no memories of his father.
But Heera was unable to be too disturbed by him.
For him a greater concern is not only when but also if his husband will be released by the Pakistani government.
Heera, who came from Kodinar Taluka Village in the Somnath district, was not the only one who suffered the fate.
Many women from all coastal areas of Saurashtra – Gir Somnath, Porbandar, Junagadh, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar District – have stories that unite with the same heart.
According to the National Workworkers Forum, as many as 558 Indian fishermen were submitted in Malir Pakistani prison in Karachi and 90% of them came from Gujarat Beach.
The leaders of the fisherman community along with several members of the Indian prisoner family in Pakistan Jail spoke to media people in Rajkot on Saturday.
They urged the two governments to free fishermen on the independence day of the two countries falling this month.
According to the forum, of the 558 prisoners held by Pakistan, the citizenship 295 was confirmed by India but 263 was still waiting for the process.
Jatin Desai A peace activist based in Mumbai who struggled for the release of civil prisoners to form the two countries said that most Indian fishermen had been in Pakistani prison for more than three years.
“Using the latest technology, it will not take more than one day for the Indian Consulate to build fishermen citizenship nesting in Pakistani prisons.
Also, we are pursuing both countries to adopt policies without arrest if fishermen cross the border by unconscious,” Desai said.
In 2007 India and Pakistan both formed a joint justice committee on detainees but had lied since 2013.
In accordance with the 2008 agreement, the two countries decided to provide consulate access to all civil prisoners within three months.
But the agreement also remains only on paper.
“The families of the fishermen who were arrested suffered a lot.
With the absence of sources of income, their children’s education was hit.
The family did not know when they were close and honored to be back and uncertainty caused mental health problems too,” Desai added.