VERAVAL, India/KARACHI -- Maniben, a 47-year-old widow in India's state of Gujarat, clutches her husband Bhupatbhai's final letter.
Bhupatbhai had been fishing in the Arabian Sea when he and his crew were detained by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) for alleged territorial encroachment -- joining hundreds of other fishermen similarly caught between the hostile nuclear-armed neighbors over the years. After about two years of silence, Bhupatbhai's letter arrived with other prisoners released in June 2023, assuring Maniben that he would be home soon.
