Beating the retreat ceremony at Wagaj border cancelled for IAF pilot return
Mar 01, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Attari, Mar 1 (IBNS): The daily beating the retreat and band ceremony at the Wagah border was cancelled on Friday with captured Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman scheduled to be handed over to India here this afternoon, media reports said.
No deal with Pakistan on captured IAF pilot, want him back ASAP: India
Feb 28, 2019, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): India will offer no deal on the IAF pilot captured in Pakistan, NDTV, quoting source said, adding that it expected Wing Commander Abhinandan to be returned immediately.
Ready to consider IAF pilot release if it means de-escalation of tension: Pakistan
Feb 28, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IBNS): Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said Pakistan was willing to consider returning Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan if it meant de-escalation of tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours.