Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has made a confession of releasing 22 fishermen as he spoke to the reporters at the Dubai International Stadium ahead of the massive Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Team India on Sunday. Naqvi also remains hopeful of the Men in Green surprising the arch-rivals on Sunday.
As per media reports, Pakistan had released 22 Indian fishermen on February 22, Saturday from Karachi's Malir Jail. As per ANI, a fisherman in Karachi died in Karachi jail on January 23 and 180 of them are still awaiting release despite completing their requisite sentence. Furthermore, sources as per ANI claimed that India has been consistently raising the issue of early release of prisoners from Pakistan.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirms Pakistan released 22 Indian fishermen today. He also says Pakistan team will surprise everyone against India tomorrow In Shaa Allah ❤️❤️ #ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/2C7f0QD4Dv
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) February 22, 2025
In a video surfaced on social media, Naqvi said:
"From our side, we have released 22 Indian fishermen today."