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India Releases Eight Pakistan Prisoners

India freed eight Pakistani prisoners Monday as part of peace efforts between the South Asia rivals, while the two governments scheduled new talks to resolve their long-standing dispute over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir.

Indian authorities handed over the eight - including a teenage boy - to Pakistani officials at the main border crossing near Lahore, said Mohammed Sarwar, a senior Pakistani border guard.

As part of the peace process, the two governments have agreed to expedite the release of each other’s prisoners caught on the wrong side of the border and often accused of spying. Many such prisoners say they accidentally wandered across the poorly marked frontier.

Relations between India and Pakistan - long bedeviled by their conflict over Kashmir, a divided territory claimed by both - have improved considerably since the start of the peace process in January 2004.

More: forbes.com

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