KARACHI, Pakistan, Rabi'I 26, 1438, December 25, 2016, SPA -- Pakistan released 220 Indian fishermen on Sunday as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbour, officials said. The men were arrested more than a year ago, accused of entering Pakistani waters in an area of the Arabian Sea where the border is unclear. "We have total of 518 Indian fishermen out of which 220 are being released today as a goodwill gesture of the Pakistan government. In the next phase, 219 fishermen will be released on Jan. 5," Shunail Husain Shah, a police assistant superintendent, told Reuters. "We appreciate Pakistan's goodwill gesture of releasing Indian fishermen, but we expect a similar reciprocal move by India, 156 Pakistani fishermen including 13 children in Indian jails," Muhammad Ali Shah, president of Pakistan Fisher Folk, a fishermen's rights body said. --SPA 16:01 LOCAL TIME 13:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w298210