ISLAMABAD: The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released on Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ...
ISLAMABAD: The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released on Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said as efforts to cool a crisis between the two nuclear-armed neighbours continued.
India has not confirmed the pilot's identity, though Indian media have given his name as Abhinandan Varthaman."We are willing to return the captured Indian pilot if it leads to de-escalation," Mr Qureshi told Geo TV. He also said the Saudi foreign minister was expected to visit Pakistan with a special message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who visited both Pakistan and India earlier this month.
"Pakistan would be well advised to ensure that no harm comes to the Indian defence personnel in its custody. India also expects his immediate and safe return," it said in a statement.Pakistan's army spokesman Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photo of the airman and said he was"being treated as per norms of military ethics".
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