Islamabad/New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS): Pakistan has said it will repatriate 40 Indian prisoners, including 35 fishermen, Saturday through the Wagah land border.

In an official statement, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson said Friday that with this, the total number of Indian prisoners released during this year would come to 191, which includes six civil prisoners and 185 fishermen.

In New Delhi, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson said the Indian High Commission in Pakistan is making arrangements at the Wagah border for sending back the Indians.

Pakistani media said that 36 Indian prisoners were released Friday from the Karachi district prison Malir.

Thirty-five fishermen and one civilian were freed after they completed their sentences, Dawn online reported.

The Pakistan Foreign Office said that May 26, "as a goodwill gesture, the Pakistan prime minister had directed that 151 Indian prisoners be released".

"Pakistan has always held that the issue of prisoners between the two countries is a humanitarian one and should be taken in that spirit. It is our hope that the government of India would release all Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences," the statement said.