Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot as a "peace gesture" on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Mr Khan revealed the decision in parliament after a speech in which he said Pakistan was focused on de-escalation. Pakistan shot down the pilot's jet on Wednesday, as tensions rose with India over the disputed region of Kashmir. The capture of #Abhinandan #Varthaman was a major setback for India. Both sides are under pressure to calm tensions.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet across the Line of Control before he was captured on Wednesday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace", Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced today. An Air Force pilot for more than a decade and a half, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had in 2011 said on an NDTV show that "bad attitude" was a pre-requisite to be a good fighter pilot. Back then, Abhinandan Varthaman, who is from Chennai, was a flight Lieutenant, who flew a Sukhoi fighter jet.
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