ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan released 34 detained Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture while celebrating its Independence Day on Thursday.

    The 34 fishermen, aging from 18 to 34, were freed from the Karachi Central Jail on the occasion of Independence Day, private Geo TV reported.

    The prisoners will be handed over to Indian officials on Friday at the eastern Wagha border between India and Pakistan.

    Pakistan and India won their independence from Britain in 1947,and they mark their independence day on Aug. 14 and Aug. 15 respectively. The two countries have exchanged their prisoners in recent years as part of goodwill gesture.