Pakistan said on Wednesday it has approved India’s humanitarian proposals about exchange of prisoners, issuance of medical visas and revival of a judicial commission, a move apparently aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two neighbours.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after consulting with all the stakeholders, has approved the humanitarian proposals, which had been received from the Indian side, regarding the civilian prisoners incarcerated in both the countries, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said. The first proposal is about “exchange of three categories of prisoners, women, mentally challenged or with special needs and those above 70 years of age” and the second is about “revival of the Judicial Committee mechanism.”