ISLAMABAD, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has released 112 Indian prisoners while India freed 119 detainees during the last six months, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurhid Mehmood Kasuri said on Thursday.

    The foreign minister said in a written statement that the Indian government has released 60 civilian prisoners and 59 fishermen since Jan. 1 to June 30, 2006 while Pakistan has freed 19 civilian prisoners and 93 fishermen in the same period.

    He said that the main reasons of the civilian prisoners were illegal stay, incomplete documents, crossing border without visa, over-stay and visiting the banned cities.

    The fishermen were arrested for fishing in other's waters.

    As part of the peace process from January 2004, the two governments agreed to expedite the release of each other's prisoners caught on the wrong side of the border. Enditem