On January 1, 2026, local time, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that the Pakistani government handed over a list of 257 Indian detainees held in Pakistan to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on the same day. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that the move was in line with the relevant provisions of the “Consular Access Agreement” signed by Pakistan and India on May 21, 2008. According to the agreement, the two parties must each exchange lists of detained persons with each other on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The Indian government will also provide the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi with a list of Pakistani detainees held in India.

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On January 1, 2026, local time, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that the Pakistani government handed over a list of 257 Indian detainees held in Pakistan to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on the same day. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that the move was in line with the relevant provisions of the “Consular Access Agreement” signed by Pakistan and India on May 21, 2008. According to the agreement, the two parties must each exchange lists of detained persons with each other on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The Indian government will also provide the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi with a list of Pakistani detainees held in India.