KATHMANDU: Pakistan released Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a “gesture of peace” on Friday, Indian media said on Friday.
He was released through the Wagah-Attari joint check-post two days after he was captured across the Line of Control after shooting down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 jet, according to reports.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had on Thursday announced that Abhinandan would be released on Friday.
Wing Commander Abhinandan was brought by Pakistani authorities from Rawalpindi to Lahore. He was handed over first to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) under rules of the Geneva Convention before bringing him to the check post. (Agencies)
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