Releasing Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman tomorrow as peace gesture: PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a statement that as a peace gesture we are releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow. Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was captured on Wednesday after he ejected safely from his MiG 21 Bison aircraft but landed across the Line of Control.

Earlier The Pakistan Army released a 46-second video showing IAF's Wing Commander Abhinandan. In the video, Pilot was saying "I am Wing Commander Abhinandan, I am IAF officer. My service No is 27 981," one pilot says in a video issued by the Pakistan Army."

Author Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Wednesday also asked the Imran Khan government to release an Indian Air Force pilot captured after air combat.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan: As a peace gesture we are releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/J0Attb6KDC

— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2019