LAHORE, May 14 2025, Pakistan and India exchanged one prisoner each at the Wagah-Attari border crossing on Wednesday.
According to security sources, the exchange took place under tight security arrangements with both countries handing over officials who had been in each other’s custody.Indian national Purnam Kumar Shah – constable of the Border Security Force – was released by Pakistan and handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border.
Meanwhile, Indian officials returned Muhammad Allah, a Punjab Rangers official, to Pakistan.The circumstances under which the two individuals had crossed into each other’s territories remain unclear.However, officials confirmed that both sides had coordinated through diplomatic channels for their repatriation.
